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Think that is Indian Hills or something like that lol

We moved to Slidell a couple years ago. A house with a fortified roof will save a 40-50% on insurance premiums; theres a grant program for residents that'll give you 10k towards one. We did ours back in May and was almost 50% savings down to just over 3k. We live in Indian Village which has some houses on the west pearl. Great area and neighborhood, but its def different than where you're coming from. Eden Isles a good choice but there are some others, but you'll always have the threat of hurricanes no matter where you choose.

I would definitely look into fortified roof if you're doing it.

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Looked at houses on the lake in Slidell last weekend but I kinda don’t want a 30 minute commute.

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Moved from Chalmette going on 3 years ago after growing up there and moving back there after my time in the USMC 04-08. Moved to Slidell in the Indian Village neighborhood and wished we would have done it sooner. Primarily moved due to the school system, and getting in Northshore high specifically, but if kids and school aren't a concern I'd still look at Slidell.

Old Arabi bar is a good scene but outside of that bars in Chalmette live up to the Chalmette reputation. Slidell has so much more to do, old town is a great spot for night life. It is a 30 minute drive but rarely will you see traffic except in a rare accident, so that 30 minutes is like clockwork.

Slidell pretty much North Chalmette these days with all the transplants like myself but we love it. We live on 2.5 acres outside city limits close to the west pearl, so far cry from having neighbors right on top of us like Chalmette.

Good luck in your search!

Made one of my best gumbos yet during snowmegadon making my roux out of bacon fat, grilled/smoked the thighs on the weber for flavor, and used a good laplace andouille. Saw a few down votes on posts mentioning smoked the thighs but I'm definitely a fan!

Rabbit island a popular spot on the weekends just off the intercoastal by the rigolets.

Honestly, it's mostly about the spacious layout and the fold out tailgate area. I plan on mostly being in the lake area so not too concerned about shallows with mud. Don't plan on doing a whole lot of long runs in it. Still not decided but I'm leaning that way. Looking into some outboard deck boats as well but honestly I'm just intrigued with the jet boat really and looking to try something different since I've always been around outboards.

I went from metal to shingle so my whole roof had to be decked since I didn't have any under the metal. But yes, I believe it has to do with the decking thickness, a certain amount of nails in each sheet, a certain amount of nails in each shingle, a certain type of nail, and then of course the weather proof decking underneath it all. All in all I think I came in at $22k so $12k out of pocket. Wasn't thrilled getting rid of the metal but it was getting older and the added protection of the decking and waterproof barrier was worth the peace of mind.

Just finished my fortified roof in April, got a 46% discount with USAA once everything was said and done. Fortified with class 3 shingles

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