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re: What Louisiana Cities are shells of themselves?
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:08 pm to arcalades
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:08 pm to arcalades
quote:Take it up with The New York Times:
a city can't be a shell of itself
quote:LINK
"Today the auto industry is a shell of itself," Mr. Hargrove said.
And the Nike contingent is now a shell of itself without any of its most senior people attending.
There would still be an Arak facility but, from a proliferation perspective, it would be a shell of itself; this is the sort of middle territory that diplomacy can find.
The program is only a shell of itself now, but it represents the continuing paradox of a semipro sports industry that constantly wrestles with its dual roles as an appendage of the university and the university's cash register.
The endless war has cost the country 7,000 lives and $1 trillion; must it really be kept running at a sprint when Al Qaeda is a shell of itself and has not carried out a successful American attack in a dozen years?
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Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:08 pm to Pedro
The what happened in Monroe was ... the Start plant(GM) closing, State Farm closing, and China making all baby products now putting Mini-Tots out of business
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:10 pm to Grindlewald
Not that Bastrop was ever great, but when the paper mill shutdown, it basically took away any chance it had at being a decent city.
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I go back to Monroe every so often. I don't think it's necessarily any better or worse over the years.
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I go back to Monroe every so often. I don't think it's necessarily any better or worse over the years.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:13 pm to Puffoluffagus
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Not that Bastrop was ever great, but when the paper mill shutdown, it basically took away any chance it had at being a decent city. --- I go back to Monroe every so often. I don't think it's necessarily any better or worse over the years.
How old are you? Because Monroe is much worse than it was back in the 70's and 80's.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:15 pm to Grindlewald
Lafayette would be pretty decent if they'd level everything along the Thruway.
Urban sprawl is killing this city.
Urban sprawl is killing this city.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:15 pm to Grindlewald
Monroe has lost some good industry over the years. Delta Air Lines was headquartered there originally for God's sake. Monroe was never going to be a travel hub though, It's not like Delta was going to create a need to travel to Monroe. They had to move to survive.
I remember the Delphi plant closure at the 124 exit on I-20 being a big deal, as was the big state farm office just to the west at the intersection of I-20 and 165. I'm sure there will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth when century link realizes they can't play the game anymore.
Bastrop, not that it was ever a city on a hill, took a good hit when IP closed that mill. 15 or so years ago. Can't remember what year that was.
I remember the Delphi plant closure at the 124 exit on I-20 being a big deal, as was the big state farm office just to the west at the intersection of I-20 and 165. I'm sure there will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth when century link realizes they can't play the game anymore.
Bastrop, not that it was ever a city on a hill, took a good hit when IP closed that mill. 15 or so years ago. Can't remember what year that was.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:21 pm to Bawcephus
quote:IIRC Laffy is the only city over 100K people in the non-Mountain South that doesn't have a majority of I don't want to get banned
Lafayette would be pretty decent if they'd level everything along the Thruway.
Urban sprawl is killing this city.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:22 pm to Grindlewald
Monroe is the best answer here. It was a great place to grow up, but nowhere near what it once was.
The day the Library Lounge burned was the day they should’ve turned the lights off and shut it all down.
The day the Library Lounge burned was the day they should’ve turned the lights off and shut it all down.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:23 pm to Manlaw35
quote:
Not that Bastrop was ever great, but when the paper mill shutdown, it basically took away any chance it had at being a decent city. --- I go back to Monroe every so often. I don't think it's necessarily any better or worse over the years.
How old are you? Because Monroe is much worse than it was back in the 70's and 80's.
Nevermind, looked at your prior posts and you're only 31 years old. You can't remember when Monroe was decent. Your first memories is the beginning of the decline.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:24 pm to Lickitty Split
Name it, sugar plantations and sugar refining, mining, shipping. There was a huge nickel smelter built just before the overthrow in Braithwaite just for the nickel mined in Cuba. NOLA was the major point of trade with all of the Caribbean, Central America and Northern South America. 2nd place wasn't close.
This post was edited on 1/25/20 at 11:30 pm
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:25 pm to CitizenK
It really pisses me off that New Orleans could have been like Houston if not for the widespread corruption and pathetic government leadership.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:25 pm to 4LSU2
quote:
Monroe is the best answer here. It was a great place to grow up
Debatable ETA: the growing up part
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The day the Library Lounge burned
When did this happen?This post was edited on 1/25/20 at 11:27 pm
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:28 pm to jcaz
Actually that would have been Lake Chuck whose leading families didn't build needed additional office space for oil biz so they moved from Lake Chuck to Laffy.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:29 pm to Grindlewald
Houma went downhill after the 80s oilfield bust, and slid even further since 2014.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:32 pm to 3deadtrolls
Baton Rewige is a shell of its former self.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:38 pm to CunningLinguist
quote:
Slidell-was moderately okay before Katrina.
Now is a the heroin-infused modern day Chalmette
Moderately ok is pushing it but it’s defiantly been getting worse everyday.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:38 pm to Grindlewald
Melville
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:45 pm to Pedro
Sterlington has huge financial issues. Former mayor resigned and town is trying to dig out of a gigantic financial hole.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:45 pm to Grindlewald
How far back are we going? New Orleans has definitely declined from its heyday, but has bounced back some post Katrina. Lafayette seems stagnant these days compared to the 90’s/2000’s, but still good. Lake Charles has improved since the 90’s. Every other city in Louisiana is unfortunately on the downswing.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:47 pm to Grindlewald
Baker
Baker was a happening place in the late 70's.
Baker was a happening place in the late 70's.
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