re: Where to live in New Orleans for a young professional?

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No 20 something wants to live in sterile suburbs.

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I moved from Uptown and lived in Old Metairie in my twenties. Had a yard to have crawfish boils, grill, watch games. Everyone uptown had a small mildew courtyard with a crackhead just on the other side. I had awesome younger neighbors that were active and social.

It took me all of 10 minutes to get downtown or uptown and I didn’t have to deal with Orleans bullshite.

Weed is legal in Orleans as well. If she doesn't want to risk getting hassled

What's the story behind the murders?

Thought it might have been the Lyons street BS

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We have TWO interstate exits

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3

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Wait, there's Belle Terre and HWY 51.

Where's the third?

Down there by ya people, in Gramercy.

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I moved from Uptown and lived in Old Metairie in my twenties. Had a yard to have crawfish boils, grill, watch games

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I lived Uptown in my 20's. Had a yard to have crawfish boils, and had a grill on my balcony.

I could also walk to bars and restaurants on Magazine street.

I get not wanting to live in New Orleans if you are married and have kids, but you can't possibly think that Metairie (OM or not) is better for someone in their 20's.

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I hate this answer in these type of threads. No 20 something wants to live in sterile suburbs. On top of that the commute across the Causeway from Mandeville to the CBD would suck arse on a good day. Not everyone is scared to death that a few lower class people may be living in the house next door. They have huge swaths of the city that you can check the NOPD crime map and have little to no crimes over a 6 month period (outside of things like DUI).

Give the person some real answers or don't post. Uptown, Midcity, Lakeview, Carrollton and the Warehouse District are all good options depending on what you want. Hell the Bywater and Marigny aren't even bad now if you have a little more tolerance for bull shite (which I don't, so I wouldn't recommend).

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First off, NOLA is in a downslide. The streets have potholes the size of Chicago and it floods whenever it rains. Crime is out of control all over NOLA. Open your eyes.

I've lived all over this city - French Quarter, Uptown, Downtown, Warehouse District, Mid City and Lakeview.

I currently live in Lakeview and the streets are in bad shape, it floods and crime is on the rise. If it were my daughter I would be more concerned with her safety. There are car jackings, door pullers, robberies and hit and runs daily. My neighbor tracks all of the statistics and knows where all the crime is happening. Lakeview is still safer than any other part of the city, but it looks like the thugs have discovered a new Utopia named Lakeview.

Crime is everywhere but at least in JP they respond when called. NOPD is a joke.

It’s a great decision for your daughter. Despite what this board will tell you, New Orleans is a wonderful city for young professionals and young families. The entertainment options for 20 somethings with disposable income and the amenities for families with young kids far out kick this city’s size. And as a young lawyer, she will get more meaningful legal experience earlier in her career working in New Orleans than should would in a larger market at a larger firm.

She should embrace living in New Orleans. Live uptown (between a Audubon park and Washington, the river and st charles) midcity (along bayou St. John and esplanade ridge but not riverside of broad) or the Warehouse District.