I grew up in New Orleans, have lived other places around the country and now back home for 30 years. Louisiana and New Orleans have problems yet the people are happy for the most part. Cost of living is low, people are friendly, and the culture is everything. Everywhere else I lived felt sterile and boring in comparison. We’re ok with people not wanting to come here - we don’t want to be Florida.
I lived in Louisiana for 4 years. This is a fairly accurate list. I will say though, that for the most part, people in Louisiana were some of the friendliest I ever met.
Still it’s a whole lot better than SChitago or Murderapolis. Give me Louisiana any day over living In those hell hole states of Illinois and Minnesnowda.
Born and raised in New Orleans and I find it so funny that Louisiana is always competing with Mississippi for last place in reading and writing(as well as everything else), but we have produced/been home to some of the countries greatest authors. Have to get this state back on track
Those in power need to invest far more in the education system alongside programs that alleviate the crushing poverty so many of Louisiana's families face. It's harder to learn when you're frequently hungry and constantly stressed. The epigenetic effects of those circumstances are not only potentially lifelong, but also potentially transmissible across generations. It's sad.
@@travismcnamara8919 I lived in Louisiana for 50 years. I live in Georgia now. Your suggested remedies are no more than worn out (and misguided) socialist talking points. Your suggested remedies are what make Louisiana poor. Louisiana’s state government budget (and just state government) spends $7,800 per person. Georgia spends $2,500 per resident. Georgia has superior schools, roads, etc. Your suggested remedies simply subsidize and create more poor people. Your remedies make things worse. Subsidizing leeches on society creates more leeches on society. Stop funding the Democrat Party voter base and Louisiana will improve its lot.
I moved back to Louisiana after living in Boston for 20+ years. It was the right choice for me. The main thing I think you totally failed to mention is that Louisiana in general and New Orleans specifically have a rich history. New Orleans was the cultural capital in the 19th century. It was considered the northern most Caribbean city. A total cultural melting pot. Antoine’s restaurant, for example, could seat 1200 people in its lavish dining rooms. It STILL serves many of the same dishes that were served in 1860. There is an amazing and discrete sophistication there that most cities in the United States can only dream of having.
Agreed! The culture is rich here! Thats for sure. Also slower, richer living, beautiful affordable real estate, plenty of work & housing opportunities..
As a NOLA Native, it's a cultural backwater. You might like having to reach back almost 200 years for a time Louisiana was relevant, personally I don't think pageantry primarily for tourists outweighs the regressive attitudes that come along with it. Racists, homophobes, religious lunatics, and just generally some of the most ignorant, hateful people in the country. That's what holds Louisiana back.
I live one state over in Texas. People on your survey must’ve never been there. Louisiana has great food, culture, lots of things to do. Lafayette and the Covington/Mandeville areas would be my choice of places to live. New Orleans is great to visit, walk around the French Quarter, eat good food, check out all the old houses and buildings, people watch. Lake Charles has beautiful full fledged resort casinos, great even for non- gamblers. Louisiana has its own culture and history, there’s no lack of culture where would anyone that’s been there think that? Lack of infrastructure- Louisiana like many states suffers from this, although they have been steadily working on improvements such as repaving their interstates. Perhaps if the federal government wasn’t busy funding wars and other nonsense they could step in and fix up U.S. highways and interstates.
born and raised here (4 decades), of course there are nice things here. BUT...hurricanes/flooding sucks. Humidity, super awful. 2. Education? AWFUL, lol. But oddly enough, there are good students here. Friends went to Princeton, Yale, Duke, etc. The creator of Khan Academy -- where Bill Gates' son used that program -- went my high school. Lots of weak points. Not awful people -- just awful infrastructure.
Slidell here….. I think one of the things they should have added to that list is Louisiana probably has some of the worst drivers in the country….. or does that fit in the culture or infrastructure category lol……..
Cajun born and raised . Been here my whole life. I will tell you this. The politics are as corrupt as can be . Majority of the crime is in the big cities like Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Jobs are not plentiful outside the big cities. Poverty is getting worse here. On a positive note. At least where I’m from which is below New Orleans around the Houma , Thibodaux and along Hwy 1 south you won’t find friendlier folks. Yep you may not understand that thick Cajun accent but they will open their home to you and you will not leave their home hungry . When a disaster strikes ( Hurricanes and floods) within a day you will have an army of good folks setting up a jambalaya pot and all the fixings to feed those affected and in need. And this is just from locals doing this on there own dime or small local business owners. Neighbor will help neighbors because we all know the struggle. One thing that hurts is that when a hurricane hits us is all the talk about “poor New Orleans’ it’s as though no other cities exist in Louisiana. Hurricane Ida did devastating damage to our area and there are still repairs being made almost 2 yrs later . Some peoples lives will never be the same. There is huge room for improvement here and change. But the people are genuine and good hearted. Even the poorest among us.
Thank you for that. I was there in the 70s and been back many times since. You are so right, New Orleans is just a small part of LA, there is so much more. I prefer to spend Mardis Gras in Houma or even Lafayette, way better.
your state has incredible mineral wealth, ie. gas and oil, money from these items goes to large corp. who pay very low taxes, that needs to change , better govt.can do a lot to mk. huge improvement in quality of life for everyone
Imagine moving somewhere and expecting the locals to change for you and your ideologies as an outsider. The sense of entitlement with that is weird to me.
The most intelligent comment I read today. I live in a tiny coastal town in NW Florida and that's what happened to our sleepy little peaceful town. People decided to move here but decided to bring everything from the cities they left with them. The big grocery store on every corner, fast food crappy food, traffic, traffic and more traffic. Stop lights, more stop lights, a million golf carts and bicycles clogging up sidewalks and our small town roads. We now live in some city folks idea of a beach town with every convenience known to man and all the rudeness they could pack up and bring with them.
I’m from NC, had a friend from Louisiana. He invited me to come with him on a week long trip to visit his old friends in Lafayette. The climate was almost like the climate her in NC, hot and humid, only real difference was that everything was flat…no hills anywhere. The people were extremely friendly and the food was awesome. I haven’t been back, but I want to see more of Louisiana.
This is hilarious! Y'all don't know what your missing!! Louisiana is an experience in itself, almost a privilege to experience and be a part of. Don't let a survey or a few opinions make you miss out on!
Yes! We even get a extra holiday called Marti Gras! There’s a lot of bugs, floods, and rain but I love it here! The culture is amazing and the food is great too 🤩
@@karifontenot3017nah born and raised in louisiana nd its bad only thing we got goin good fa us is culture and food , potholes everywhere, br or nola leading murders almost every year , everywhere is the hood , ya car getting stole off on just making groceries nd worst things . aint nun good enough to stay in louisiana
Ya well you can have it. Crawfish is way overrated because you have to eat a million of them just to get full and it is way to much work. Gumbo, yes that's delicious, but to be honest with you I've had way better food in other states.
Born and raised in NoLa(1980); left soon after Hurricane Katrina. Everything you said in this video is true. I could never imagine living there full-time again. The only thing I miss is the Culture: the food, the music, the festivals, and the people can be amazingly welcoming if they are not trying to murder you.
I'm in much the same boat. Left after Katrina and Rita. I live in California now where the few "Cajun" restaurants I've found serves fried rice and orange chicken. You also can't get a decent plate of biscuits and gravy here to save your life, let alone a beignet. Every now and then I'll head back to LA for nostalgia's sake, but I can't stay longer than a few days before reality starts to set back in.
It’s difficult to define life in Louisiana. It is unique. The underlying tone may be that here in Louisiana, we work to live. We don’t live to work. How many places can you say that about?
Well Louisiana has vast differences in culture as well depending on where in the state you are: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Thibidoux, Anywhere in North Louisiana where they decided to put STARWBERRIES in their crawfish boil.
I found this video quite humorous for several reasons because I decided to move from Oregon to Louisiana in Feb 2023 and have to say I absolutely love it here
I'm one of those crazy people who moved to Louisiana about 10 years ago. There are some difficulties about living here but I actually like the culture.
Every since Katrina New Orleans have never been the same, there’s no fun for the kids. There’s holes all in the street the mayor of New Orleans is a very flip mouthy person. The constables sit on the behind and do nothing. We have lost our culture since Katrina. Nothing is fun anymore we had playgrounds for our kids playing. We had movie theaters, and he took it all away from us, not every park in the city of New Orleans, the dogs and claimed it, there is no help for the citizens that lived in New Orleans all the day life I am 70 years old and miserable living in this city is no fun no activities nothing for the senior citizen very very bad healthcare contaminated, food be sold to the people in New Orleans open meat There mildew on the meat the bread this is the way we have to live people that live here all day lives are really miserable and disappointed the way they call it so making a new New Orleans. It is really messed up here.
I have lived in LA three times. Of all the places my family has lived, they liked Louisiana the best. The people, music and food are out of this world. The hurricanes do suck, but we had great hurricane parties. I miss crawfish.
If they like that state the best I would hate to see the others. There is very few things that are good about that state and none of them are worth moving there.
@@polarbear353 yeah, people always talked about how great Louisiana is, just to keep everyone and themselves trapped, my best suggestion is not move to Louisiana is just as bad as I saw it, I mean the food and music is great, and has a interesting culture but now I live in Texas, but things are moving backwards, and it’s not for the good.
Culture in New Orleans is definitely unique. It's unlike anywhere in the US. It has this aesthetic European charm due to its french heritage. You have tons of art galleries in the French Quarter. What I love about is that it has preserved this small town feeling and is very walkable downtown. As opposed to Austin Texas(where I live btw) which used to be like that, has lost its charm and is becoming a big metropolis full of skyscrapers.
I have lived in Louisiana all my life and traveled all over while in the Navy for over 30 years. Louisiana still has the best food, beautiful scenery, especially in South Louisiana, friendliest people and great Cajun and Creole music, including New Orleans Jazz, and South Louisiana “Swamp Pop” music. Visit Lafayette, LA sometime and note 100% difference between New Orleans and Lafayette.
my friend swears that Louisiana has the best 1 kind of food. But for health and life, he would never live in Louisiana, NEVER. He grew up in BR and NO for 16 years and visits every year. Louisiana is HOT GARBAGE. I agree. Yes, there are some amazing things but there's so much more lacking.
A huge difference between NO and LaFayette. Mardi Gras is way better in LaFayette and the other smaller towns. My favorite place to eat if still there, Richards Seafood Patio in Abbeville, also in LaFayette Lagneaux's, If you want fancy Nash's in Broussard.
I am a native Cajun, and I gotta say that with every issue Louisiana has my biggest issue is that whenever I say I’m from Louisiana they just assume I’m from New Orleans. I’ve never even been there before, it’s a small part of Louisiana and people act like it’s the only city there. Now I’m not hating on New Orleans or their citizens, I just wish people would explore places besides New Orleans for once.
I’m a native of Louisiana and have lived here all of my 63 years. There is no other place I’d rather live than right here. We’ve traveled and visited many states and a few countries but we have never seen a culture or group of people more caring and friendly than our own. Yes, we’re very unfortunate to get hurricanes and some flooding but things are much better with the “Morganza to the Gulf” levee system. Housing is competitive here and even more so since we have so many families that have lost their homes to hurricane Ida. The job situation isn’t as horrible as you make it sound. A great deal of the problem started with Covid, people didn’t work and many don’t want the jobs that are available. We live in South Louisiana close to the Gulf of Mexico so the Seafood Industry is still a huge thing here. In reference to Six Flags, yes it’s vacant and probably always will be. It’s situated in a bad area to begin with which I believe is near marshland. New Orleans is the most popular city due to tourism but we have many wonderful cities and communities throughout the state. Crime here is just like everywhere else and not as bad as most areas. As far as Hospitals are concerned, there are three within 30 miles of my home and I’m in a small community. Poor healthcare is everywhere not just in our State. Healthcare systems are businesses geared towards revenue just like any other business. Physicians can no longer do what they need to do due to Insurance, especially Medicare and Medicaid. The next time you want to talk about us, please come for a visit. You will definitely “pass a good time” with the Real people of Louisiana and you’ll eat some of the very best seafood.🦐🦀🦞🖤🧡
Your grammar is perfect, showing that the education system isn’t as bad as Briggs stated. His grammatical errors clearly reflect his lack of education! I’m from Louisiana.
@@TheChadShow9 didn't say it was bad I think downtown New Orleans is the best weekend vacation for your stomach. Where I lived in Western Louisiana was fairly safe and most people were extremely friendly to each other regardless of background or race.
We moved to Louisiana last year. We bought a home on 6 acres for a modest price. The weather is amazing. We don’t flood and the bugs aren’t bad. The Cajuns are possibly the nicest people on earth! The culture, food, hunting, fishing, and the people! I’ve left a million great things about LA out. The NoLa Mayor is a voodo witch so we don’t frequent NoLa too often. We absolutely love it here and wished we would have moved here before the housing market spiked.
I was born and raised in Louisiana. I moved away 35 years ago but all of my family still lives there. I may not live there but it will always be my home!!!
My reasons.....1. The smell of Chemicals in the air, 2. The chemical plants (causes cancer), 3.Cost of Living, 4.low wages 5.crime. 6. bad ju ju from their past historical atrocities.
1. There is no Chemical smell unless you live near a plant. 2. Coast of living ? we have some of the lowest gas prices still in the nation, We can get 3-bedroom houses at 150k to 250k depending on where you moving to. your prices are going to reflect your wages. Crime is everywhere you are, the only reason New Orleans and Shrevepgetgets are mentioned is the size vs crime. So ask yourself if they are really worse off than other places.
Louisiana guy here born and raised now living in Texas, oil is a critical resource and when there’s a bust, the jobs are gone. Plus, bad hurricanes and crime. The same jobs in Louisiana pay less than in Texas, and don’t forget state taxes.
@@jasonroberts9357 well, when the pay is lower to Texas with their high property rates, it kind of levels out. The state is in the top 5 that people are leaving. Great state for tourism and the food, just don’t live here!
All my family is from NOLA and I’m glad I’ve been exposed to living on west coast and also a few other places but I will say to this day there is no other feeling like that city, it feels so much like home in the most natural unforced way. I wish that feeling could be found in more major metro cities and that ppl were as hospitable as NOLA
This video suffers from the same problem most videos like it do. Extreme over generalizations. You take the worst of the rural properties and the urban properties and apply them statewide. Louisiana is more than New Orleans and Baton Rouge pigeon holed in a poor rural area. Covington/Mandeville (the North Shore) and the Lake Charles area are great areas that very few of the problems listed.
#3 looks like a whole different country. Parents: where do you think ure going? Kid: across the st*whole entire river to Bobby's, duh! Parents: k. Avoid the gators & what not! Also, "swell?" I know I missed that extremely important meeting or wever but like a whole possy(?) Was behind me, & we was really feeling each other's vibes tho 🥰😍. What? Don't at me
I moved back to Louisiana from Oregon where I was born. I grew up in Louisiana. The affordability was the biggest factor. Oregon is no longer affordable. I bought a home on two acres for less than $100,000. I have had no issues getting health care. People are friendly and the food here is phenomenal. There is plenty to do if you just look. It isn’t as bad as people make it sound.
I live in Lafayette, Louisiana and the people here are so happy, so friendly, so full of joy and appreciation for life. We don’t care if people want to move here. In fact, we are happy if they don’t. We love our lifestyle and culture. I am retired and can live comfortably. You obviously have never visited Lafayette. There is so much to do here it’s impossible to choose. There is literally a festival every weekend. Our culture is unique. Thanks for encouraging people not to come here. 👍🏼
There are places in Louisiana that are amazingly beautiful and nostalgic that are like nothing on this list. Natchitoches is a small college town in North Louisiana where the movie Steel Magnolias was made. The Cane River runs through the middle of it and it has brick-paved streets with many shops and cafes. It is considered one of the best places to retire because of its beauty, resources, and cost of living.
i live in Louisiana also. and although Natchitoches is beautiful that parish is one of the most poverty stricken areas in the State if not the entire US
Tourism and Hospitality Management are a big item. Preserving plantations with slavery era role play and reenacting Civil War battles, running privatized prisons boosting the stock market
It won't rebound Ive been here off and on due to the military and just moving back and forth because of family after I retired but It's the same place it has been. It's going to take a real shock to the political system to turn this state around. Basically old ways minded politicians need to get out the way.
My wife was raised in San Diego, among many other places as a Navy Brat, and lived as an adult in Orlando. She prefers Louisiana to any other place she has lived. Of course we live in a relatively small city where it’s all about family, music, festivals, and fun - so easy to make new friends. There is truth in everything you said; but, if you have a good job and live in a decent neighborhood in a small city, you are mostly untouched by most of problems you enumerated; and then it’s just about family and fun.
You're right, but those are some pretty big "ifs", bruh. Not born but raised here. Have also lived in SoCal (Riverside) and in other places thanks to Army. Love living here but we definitely have our problems.
It has a PR problem. Ft Polk. Thousands of service men rotate out of Ft Polk every year. And a large percentage of them swear they will never set foot in Louisiana again.
Some of the most friendliest people I've met were in Louisiana. The food, music in New Orleans is one of a kind. My wife and I use to go to Mardi gras every year until Katrina. We like it very much and wouldn't mind living there. But neither me nor my wife would be able to make a decent living there.
Exactly. Louisiana's culture is incredible. The Creole/Cajun Cookin' is out of this world delicious. Zydeco and Cajun music are incredible!!! The French influence is alive and well even though pretty much nobody speaks French anymore. I'd move there for the culture and that alone. I don't see how the culture would be a reason NOT to move there!!!! C'est tout en sucre, sha, like dat comme-sa!!!
My home state (Northern LA). It's not as bad as Alabama, Mississippi, or Arkansas just because it contains such a unique city as New Orleans, but it's still pretty low tier. One thing to remember is that it's basically 2 states in one. Southern and Cajun LA is very unique. The rest of the state is boring generic South.
Yes, this! Louisiana has New Orleans. Mississippi has...uhm...Biloxi? Nachez? Arkansas at least has the Ozarks. When I lived in MS, we would often go to New Orleans (and sometimes Memphis or Dallas) for vacations.
@@GAURAV25855ify West Memphis is just dangerous. I've been to hot springs before, it was OK in the sense that it would be an ok place to live, but I'm not sure why my mom thought it was a good place for tourism.
I was born and raised in Louisiana. I live in Texas now and I miss Louisiana sooo bad. I still have my property there that's been passed down to me and I WILL be moving back there someday.
Do not move back, there’s literally nothing to come back for, so please stay in Texas, it’s better than there, I know Texas can be rough in some areas, but it ain’t much better over there
I have lived in Louisiana all my life since 2003, I love it here. Although this is fairly accurate, the people are amazing, the food, the music, the parades, and so much more. There are great parts of Louisiana that most people just don't see. (you get use to the bugs)
I've lived in Louisiana all my life. I live in Lafayette, LA. It's nice. I'm not moving. I have vacationed and been to other states. Some states id move to, others I wouldn't. Louisiana is my home. People don't want to move here, good! Less traffic.
I'm a native of New Orleans. Born and raised. Let me tell you that this video is accurate. The last part about the funeral, parade, dancing, and band all in one, that's a Second Line Funeral. It's a way to give our loved one a good send off before leaving us. Also we do Second Lines for a lot of events. Mardi Gras is the biggest one. And we say in English "Let the good times roll" and in French "laissez le bon temps rouler".
I grew up in Louisiana. At 18, I left and never looked back. My high school teacher was fond of saying "The only reason for the existence of Mississippi is to make Louisiana look not as bad."
When my company went fully remote, I moved from NOVA to NOLA a few years back. This list is accurate and eye opening. My family didn't understand why I moved down here. And I never understood why they told me no, I'm an American I can live where ever I damn well please in the USA. I live in an area of LA that is 80ft above see level. In all the years I've lived here, never once flooded. Infrastructure was pretty bad when I first moved. But in the past few years fiber has been installed, new power substations, and roads have all been greatly improved. The hospital and medical facilities around me are great. Compared to the high prices around the nations capital, I am saving a huge amount of money living here. I'm still blown away as to how cheap good food is as well. Everyone is friendly. I can't say the same from where I moved from. I truly think people have the wrong idea about this state. Yes there are poor areas but there are also a lot of very nice places to live.
Maybe if you had moved to Louisiana instead of Oregon, perhaps you would realize why people love Louisiana. You touched on some of them, but you must remember that Louisiana is more than New Orleans, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge. And, by the way, as wonderful as NOLA is to lots of people, there are lots of Louisianians that been there and done that and now it's over.
I've been to 40 states, but Louisiana isn't one of them, and this video explains the reasons why. I will say this though, having been to several poor, rural areas in the US. Just like the Cajuns, people tend to be surprisingly happy and have close-knit families.
I’m originally from the northeast but my family moved to Louisiana when I was little. I was basically raised down here in a small town, nothing to do but get in trouble. I eventually moved away to Colorado but a bad car accident left me needing help from my family and ultimately moved back. Now however I live in Mandeville, just across the lake from New Orleans and Metairie. The Northshore area as it’s known is the best little bubble compared to the rest of the state: infrastructure is constantly improving, there’s decent paying jobs (or you could just work across the lake in New Orleans metro area which is only 30-45 mins), housing prices are way better than most of the country, and they actually have amazing schools (mostly Mandeville and Madisonville). While there isn’t a whole bunch to do, the communities here offer a lot. Here’s how it works in this area anyway, if you have a good paying job: you’ll live in an amazing house with a big yard and can pay for all sorts of amenities and activities, as well as have the money to travel alot.
The culture and the food, are the good things about Louisiana. I love the Cajun and Creole culture and food. I have family members in, Louisiana. The people of South Louisiana, are some of the friendliest people, in this country. The women of South Louisiana, are the most beautiful women, in this country. The families are very close, they never met a stranger, and they love to party, and drink. Laissez le bon temps rouler.
Born and raised (hundreds of years of my family here) and I wouldn’t go anywhere else. I’ve lived in 4 states and spent time in 18 countries. Take that what you will.
Born and raised in The Boot and this video is spot on. I moved from Louisiana to NC in 2016 because of the military and every time people ask why I never moved back, I should show them this video!
That’s kinda shocking that that’s the number one reason why Louisiana isn’t growing, the main reason why I want to visit Louisiana is because of the culture, I’m from the Western U.S so I find it interesting how Louisiana is one of the only few states that speak French as a second language. Not just that but there food also looks incredibly delicious.
My children learn French in school. They learn half of their subjects in French and must only speak French for that half of the day. It’s pretty cool 😎
The question of politics dictating where one lives is not "silly". Look at the bs going on in many states today that is driving people out. There are legitimate reasons for their leaving, including cost.
Louisiana is my amazing home...... both New Orleans and the beautiful way of life on the water and the great people and great food. Never want any other place to call home. Visited many other places...... Louisiana is full of life and interesting culture and history.....we don't need to march to the beat of anybody else's drum. We know how to love people and we know how to have a good time. Love visiting other places ....but nothing is better than Louisiana to me💛⚜️💛⚜️💛⚜️
That's why I'm shocked that according to the survey mentioned in this video, culture is actually the number 1 reason people would NOT move there! It's beyond me. How could culture be a greater reason than crime and corruption to not want to move there! 😮
I have lived in Louisiana now for 16 years. It's the worst. 11 years in Shreveport and 5 in New Orleans. Too hot, terrible economy, the worst education scores imaginable, hurricanes, and the worst roads imaginable.
Born & raised in New Orleans. Finally moved in 2021. I miss the culture, the food, and the people the most. However there isn’t much more to it than that.
Interesting information. I love all parts of Louisiana and I am thinking of moving there in next couple years. I love the people and the culture. I’m from up north and my money will go further south also. Great video
I certainly don't envy you. I'm leaving this year and won't go anywhere near that place again. You wanna do outdoor activities? don't do it in the summer time because you break a sweat just walking outside to your car. All of the one horse towns there are full of backwoods people that haven't been any further than Texas, if that. Once you're there for a year or so, yep, you'll find out. Remember, there is a reason why things in Louisiana are so cheap. The only city in that state I would recommend is Lake Charles, people there have a more open mind. It resembles East Texas more than Louisiana.
If you move here you wont regret it if you do your homework first. Find the good places and life will be a joy. Youll also find a lot of retired cajuns with a shocking amount of wealth just living in the middle of nowhere on a huge spread.
I lived in NOLA for a couple of years. Why don't people want to live in La.? Let me guess. The mold? The swampy smell? The endless rain? The cockroaches as big as a kitten? The hurricanes? The general feeling of hopelessness? I don't know. I just can't figure it out. However, I do have to say that Louisianans are the most friendly Southerners in the South. They actually DO live up to the phrase "Southern Hospitality".
Great video. Thanks for your work. I love living in New Orleans. I moved to Louisiana over two decades ago and have no regrets, having left the Inland Empire where I grew up. I hope that the politicians here see your video. Lousiana has potential. Please come back to New Orleans .
I went on vacation last year. I’ve never been to Louisiana before. But I found them to be some of the most friendly and generous people. Good food, good manners, and totally different.
Why anyone in the right mind would want to move to such a remote, crummy place where you would be forced to be surrounded by terrible weather, terrible people, and a terrible job market is beyond me…
I love Louisiana, it may have its issues but really where doesn’t; there’s pros and cons in every state. The culture, food, people, and the warm weather year round are just awesome. 👍🏾👍🏾☀️🌲🌳🌴🌿 🦞🦀⚜️🐊🦐
I lived in Louisiana for 36 years. It’s flat, hot, humid, nothing to do for kids or families other than hunting fishing or drinking. Food is good. People have gotten less and less friendly since 2005 hurricanes. I do love the sunrise/sunsets and duck hunting/fishing. Schools suck hospitals are terrible jobs are bad unless you work in the gas/oil industry or petrochemical industry. Most twins have very corrupt politicians and judges.
Yeah, I live in LA too, and it ain’t got no fun, it’s like living in a wasteland, know I what mean, like you can have a meal there and have a drink and it weren’t remind you of nothing, not to mention, there is some friendly people but not too many but that’s everywhere on earth, but the food is good, I will say that, plus the education sucks, I’ll never have my kids to deal with that, once I moved to Texas.
New orleans is truly the only city in america that reminds me of the Caribbean. Its a old city that existed before the united states was formed . New orleans is a city that formed with bloodshed and infighting. The french descendants with wealth haven't made education and schools of quality in black communities. They neglected the black population and gave them hopelessness. The only thing black kids have there is music . Louis armstrong the singer was a troubled youth , but after someone gave him a trumpet he eventually became a icon . The city and state has not given the black children there resources to dream of a better future. As a black teenager, 20 years ago i was shocked and terrified to see the slums of new orleans , it looked like prisons for blocks on blocks . Not much good can come from those conditions.
I moved from NJ to CA, then I moved to Lafayette - Louisiana. This is by far the best place I lived in the U.S., best people, food, housing prices, cost of living in general.
Been in Louisiana for 45 yrs and will be here til the end! Yes there’s plenty of problems here but it’s a great place to live, make a living and raise kids. What we don’t have we are close enough to drive plenty of places. We are one of the most important states in the country and probably one of the most visited. There’s crime anywhere in the country in the bad part of town and that’s what we have here. Never been in any situation in my 45 yrs. I call NOLA a cow town and that’s just fine with us living here, better then some overcrowded city
I'm originally from the Baton Rouge area, moved away for a few years, and recently moved back because I needed something cheap and I wanted to be closer to family. I have to say though...I'm not sure how long I can stay. The few positives in this video are accurate, but even those are hard to get me to want to stick around. I can survive here, but I don't know how much my life can actually look how I want it to sticking around here.
I understand and thanks for sharing. My sisters begging me to move back and as much as I miss her, I just can’t see living there. I know I’d regret it. The humidity is awful.
@@GiffyPooh I'm in one of the suburbs a little removed from BR, so it's much better on a daily basis. But yeah, totally agree with you. I lived in BR for a short while and even then was kind of sketch.
@@polarbear353. If for a good reason such as a job you studied then I completely agree because this is the case in this country and I have to follow and integrated, differently from the homeland I left before. But if you choose for yourself personal freedom it is a mistake because no one in this world LOVES you more than your Parents in general your family. There is no other choice but what I said above…no matter what.
Honestly I’m from Louisiana and I agree. The state has always focused heavily on New Orleans and Baton Rouge and pushed tourism in those 2 cities very heavily, however other places such as Slidell, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, and Shreveport all have good things to do and are unique in their own ways . The state has always left these other cities on the back burner and that’s also caused some political issues
I agree. The state has more places that could have been mentioned in the video. Love visiting my family in Shreveport, and other towns throughout Louisiana. It's in my blood. Ain't nothing like the boot🎉🎉🎉
Lafayette has been nothing but a joy to live and work in and Ive been here 36 years. It has been a very comfortable, enriching, mostly stress free life on easy street, and I literally wouldnt trade it for anything. People can have their stressful commutes and crowded places and spend their lives chasing debts, I will deal with none of that and still retire fairly comfortably.
Gotta be a strong human to live here. If u think the food is overratted, that's more of you not liking spicy/seasoned food. Disasters happen in every state. To each their own really.
My people are from VillePlatte Louisiana, when New Orleans has hurricanes by the time it moves up over land it dies down causes a lot of wind and rain only but VillePlatte was relatively safe from the destruction, when Katrina hit by the time it passed over VillePlatte my family got a lot of wind and rain, I have several family members there and only one house had some tiles blown off, that's all that happened.
Born and raised there, moved away for work, 24 years USN. Ended up staying in area of last duty station cause our kids and grandchildren are here. Still call it home, miss it, go every chance I can. I have literally traveled around the world, but it's the one place that I have very special feelings for. People are great and family is what it's all about. Maybe it's a southern thing but home can never be replaced, you can always go home. Nothing like tiger stadium on Saturday night! GEAUX TIGERS!
After listening to this video I think of Louisiana as poor, country, and lawless. I almost forgot that I was born and raised there. Its not that bad y’all, but it’s not good either. I can tell you that the people are much nicer than a lot of places. New Orleans doesn’t count
My friends and brothers and I must have grown up in a Baton Rouge bubble. We went to really good public schools and we lived really comfortable lives and as far as things to do outside of New Orleans, Baton Rouge is the place to be during football season. There are two football powerhouses in Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University and Southern University. During football season, Baton Rouge becomes one big party town. As far as medical care is concerned, Baton Rouge has some of the best hospitals in the country. Our Lady of the Lake, the Woman's Hospital, and the Ochner Clinic offer great medical care.
Most white people have a positive attitude about Louisiana because life is not as hard for them. Louisiana is a Racist state! I can say this because I was born and raised in Alexandria.
James-I agree regarding health care. I enjoy listening to Briggs, and most of his information is accurate (even if he twists it some to be entertaining.) His understanding of health care in Louisiana is misleading. The statistics show that there are actually too many hospital beds and too many doctors per the population. particularly in New Orleans, but also Baton Rouge and Shreveport. The reasons are historic: The New Orleans metro area alone has 3 medical schools (Tulane, LSU, and Ochsner/UQ) and will soon have a fourth. (Xavier) Additional hospitals were built after Katrina when the state shamed the federal government into coming up with a significant amount of "guilt" money. However, New Orleans is still about 15% smaller than it was before Katrina, at 390,000. The metro area is about the same as pre-Katrina at 1.2 million. That means there are more doctors and hospitals per capita than any other major metropolitan area. And, Louisiana recognizes the Affordable Care Act, (Obama care) unlike most other southern states. The perception of bad health care in Louisiana may exist, but it is clearly not reality.
I relocated from CA to LA, Pearl River, for a relationship in May 2005. I was transported back in time. Mr. Giddry was the first man I met, nicest man, but do not play Remember The Titans on his TV (I'll not be explaining). There was a man who used to strut up and down Interstate 59 in cut off daisey dukes and a tight white tank top. I was naive as hell and didn't know why, it was Summer and I thought maybe he's dressed to keep himself cool. He disappeared by July. Turns out he was found in his trailer with his throat slit. Local cops deemed it "suicide". I evacuated for Hurricane Katrina and never went back. Absolutely surreal time in my life, but I loved my time learning a simple life on the Honey Island Swamp.
I moved to Louisiana last year (2022) it is HORRIBLE in the city that I’m in. I will definitely be moving again. They do not care about children. Teachers and seemingly parents do not care about the future of their children. The non profit organizations in the city that I am in. They have the appearance of helping the people but in reality they are only lining their own pockets. It’s grimey. Several people die here DAILY. My son’s GPA has dropped. We are definitely leaving again. The environment is so negative and nasty. A lot of jealous hearted people. I would say visit but do not stay, especially if you have children.
I lived in la all my life. The thing that really bothers me a lot, people here use the sides of the road for their Flippin trash can. It is so embarrassing. What is wrong with people that do that. We Have places in all parishes where you can take the trash to.
I agree with many points on the list. I regularly visit a close friend who lives in Louisiana. She rarely visits us: despite a college degree, she works several jobs to make ends meet. She works for a last resort school, where faculty members are often absent. She is trying to fix her house that has water and termite damage. She hopes her car doesn’t get wrecked by the poor roads, and she complains of corruption and declining services. She’d never leave LA: she’s sticking around for her family and the culture.
I was born and raised in small-town Louisiana. I wanted nothing more than to get out, there were just no opportunities outside of the healthcare sector. I'm an ambitious person, I didn't want to be stuck working a service job for $9 an hour forever. I left at 23 and never moved back. After a brief stent in Texas and 6 years in the military I'm now settled in Atlanta where I own my own home and have a well paying job. I wouldn't mind living in New Orleans or Lafayette if there were better job opportunities and better infrastructure, I do miss the culture.
I got breast cancer shortly after moving to North Carolina. Had all kinds of health problems. I had still been in Shreveport Louisiana I would be dead.
I lived in Shreveport for 20 years and I’ve never heard of anyone beating cancer there. Now live in Central Arkansas and healthcare in L.R. Is 100% better
Shreveport is in a good spot because in terms of water it’s some of the cleanest in the state. (Not saying much but still) they also have access to better medical facilities in Dallas and Texarkana. However, cancer alley usually is the stretch of the Mississippi River that runs from just north of Baton Rouge to just south of New Orleans where the massive chemical plants are that pollute the water really bad.
@@jacob6908 Here I have Duke Cancer Center, UNC Cancer Center, (2 of the best in the country) & the research triangle where they do cancer research. Not that far from John Hoskins or the Cancer Center of America if needed. I had complications that my friends in Shreveport felt the doctors there would not have caught. Not get me wrong, I loved living in Louisiana.
I'm from New Orleans, raised there all my life. I moved away three years ago and I will never move back. I will not lie, I do miss it at times, there is just nothing there for me anymore. If you do go, the food is great. You'll get better seafood from the surrounding cities of New Orleans, such as Metairie and Kenner, LA. And I highly recommend Blue Bayou Water Park in Baton Rouge during the summer. And yes the music is soulful. I miss hearing that wonderful music in the streets. Go Saints.
I’m from Louisiana. Lived in and out of New Orleans for years. Everyplace is unique with its own culture and we pick at each other for it on a massive level. However, we tend to our own down here. People need help we all come together and help. Never really saw that anywhere else I’ve been and I’ve lived all over the country and in Mexico. We tend to our own cause we feel it’s our duty to do so. Plus the rest of the country don’t give a damn about us anyways. Look at every hurricane and storm and natural phenomena that’s happened to us. Plus it’s still fairly easy and cheap to live in. Depending on where you go. Furthermore we have community here, religious or not. Our culture revolves around freedom, family, friends, and food. Plus throw beer/drinks in there. And here we are fairly happy. We work to live not the other way around. Our ancestors and religions are our identity and culture. Most this day and age don’t care about that. However we have more homegrown religion than anywhere else.
Been here since I was born! I love Louisiana, but everything you've listed here is correct. Watched a random crackhead pull out a revolver and bust 2 shots at his baby momma and toddler. Coulda saw someone die that day. On the other hand, our food and culture is undoubtedly some of the best in the country and can't compare. If you can somehow make decent money here, you can really get ahead considering the cost of living here is so low. Love your videos! Keep up the good work!
I love the ending it's called 2nd line and yes it's a celebration of life one of many new orleans traditions, also laughed at the education. Culture part yes very true but it's nothing like our lingo baby get wit it or die trying 😂 oh and home to the most beautiful women 😂😂 dnt forget that❤❤
I live in South Mississippi. Hurricane Katrina didn't actually hit New Orleans as many say, although the storm flooded the city. Katrina actually hit south Mississippi. After the storm, the trend of people moving from the New Orleans area to south Mississippi increased dramatically. Now, most of what was once beautiful farms is now subdivision after subdivision. They move here to escape flooding and crime.
The crazy thing is...Now I kinda wanna go there for a year just to check it out! Having lived in one place all my life I have really been feeling not just moving, but moving around for the rest of my life.
Lived in north LA all my life. Low cost of living. Oil keeps its economy relatively insulated from economic downturns. People, culture and food are great. Politics are bad but that’s probably everywhere from a certain perspective. Crime is bc we po
If you like alcoholism, move there (moved from florida to LA for 3 years and then moved west, and immediately cured almost all issues I developed while living there)
I've lived in Louisiana for six years and in neighboring Mississippi for another four years. I love Southern Louisiana (pretty much everything south of I-10). Everything North of I-10 is basically just Western Mississippi or Texas East, it rural, poor, often racist, plagued by government corruption, and religious extremism. No, thanks.
New Orleans is not representative of the state of Louisiana. I have lived here all my life. I live in Cajun country, Raging Cajuns. Our culture is great people, great foods, great music, great history, great festivals and the list goes on. Yes, like every other state in the union, we have our fair share of problems. I would not live in New Orleans, but there is Chicago,Los Angeles, San Francisco, Detroit where crime rages high as well. Louisiana people are warm, friendly and caring. It’s sad that you chose to degrade our state. Spend some time here and you will find we don’t have web toes, alligators as pets and for the most part, don’t cruise up and down the bayou looking for food. We shop in regular supermarkets. There are those who do make a living hunting and fishing, but most of us do it for recreation. Get all your facts straight by observation and not goggle.
Briggs, I invite you to St. Tammany Parish, the Northshore (of Lake Pontchartrain). Pretty much your list doesn’t exist here other than 10. The threat of hurricanes every summer and the constant tornado warnings all winter get tiresome. *I’ll even pay your hotel. Also, we’re not “overflowing with conservatism.” The state overall is purple., although St. Tammany Parish is very Red. It’s a great place. Moved here 25 years ago and haven’t looked back. We stay out of NOLA and Baton Rouge, now that I’ve retired early and don’t need to work in NOLA anymore. Our crime is EXTREMELY low, homes are mostly very nice and a much greater value than I could get in many other states including where I used to live in VT. Schools in this parish are excellent (it’s really tough to rate whole states on education when people live in particular counties or parishes, which is how schools are funded in this country). Same goes for crime. A few notorious areas skew a perception of the whole state. Our poverty rate is at the national average as well in St. Tammany, and median home value is $218,000, with a median household income of $68,900. Both are above the national medians IIRC. To eliminate the people stereotypes, let me share with you the kind of people who showed up for our jury duty I just did here in St. Tammany: a biochemist, 2 mechanical engineers, a Chevron executive, an oilfield geological engineer, a financial planner, 2 teachers, a clinical nursing supervisor, a NASA rocket scientist (2 big NASA facilities nearby), 2 law enforcement officers, a Corps of Engineers surveyor, a highway planner, an advertising executive, 3 small business owners, a banker, and a construction company foreman, lab research assistant, dentist. It goes on like that, and that’s just what I can remember. Kind of breaks the stereotypes of who people outside think lives here. I moved down to this very unique part of Louisiana 25 years ago knowing that the NOLA accent, culture and food would be very different, but still basically blind. I’ve not regretted it, other than the oppressive heat and humidity 6 months a year.
I live in Covington,La which is in St. Tammany parish and it is conservative ( which is a very good thing by the way). What skews La 's issues in many respects is the Cities: New Orleans ,Baton Rouge , Shreveport ,Monroe are all Democractic shitholes that keep electing the same crooks over and over and expect different positive outcomes. This occurs not only in La but in just about every big city in this country. St.Tammany residents in many respects are highly educated and affluent ,the schools are very good and crime is low. We choose to live here and we love it!
@Matt WTH does an asshat like Duke have to do with anything he wrote? That’s just the height of ignorance to make that statement. Duke is worthless and never has spoken for anyone here but himself. It’s true about the Democrat run cities here just like in every other state: they voters keep voting for incompetents and corrupt fools who continue to run their cities into the ground while crime runs rampant.
