Baton Rouge native, here...
 

You'd have get really far off the beaten path to find a place in the state where French is the primary language. So, don't break out those Berlitz tapes just yet. ;) All you'll need to know how to say is "Laissez le bon temps roulez!"

My family is still in Baton Rouge, and its population has grown tremendously in the year since Katrina. The good part is that New Orleans restaurants and businesses (Galatoires! Mignon Faget!) are opening in town. The bad news is that traffic is worse than ever, and rent and home prices have been driven up due to high demand. It's near and dear to my heart for the food, the shopping, and LSU football. But it might be a difficult place to move due to the increased cost and congestion.

I think Baton Rouge is shaping up to be our first choice. :) Thanks for the advice! :D

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I have some friends in Lake Charles.....I thought the are they lived in was quite nice.

My friend lives in a very nice part of Baton Rouge, it reminded me of Mountain Brook in bham. However, its still Baton Rouge.

Are you from Louisiana? If so, then you should be able to help instead of lecturing about limitations. Have you ever visited Louisiana? If so, what can you offer about living in Louisiana? Seriously. If you have neither lived in nor visited Louisiana, what concern is it of yours as to whom she CHOOSES to accpet advice from? If I were moving somewhere, I would want imput about someone who has personal experience, not a tourist. :rolleyes:

Nearly every city in Louisiana has it's own culture. New Orleans will ALWAYS be New Orleans. No explanation needed. Baton Rouge is nice. Lafayette offers a lot of French/Cajun culture. Shreveport isn't one of my favorite places. Lake Charles is OK. I don't know much about Monroe, so I can't help too much with that....

living in LA
 

Well I spent the past 10 years of my life living in Louisiana. And I didn't read all of the threads to see why you are planning on living there, But this is what I can tell you. I spent the first 4 years in Slidell and still visit there often, but you couldn't pay me to move back there. It's not that it is that bad or anything, just not where I want to live after going to high school there. I then moved to Hammond. Now there is absolutley nothing to do in Hammond, but it is still a nice small town feeling and close enough to the citites. Covington and Madeville are real nice too. I then moved to Baton Rouge. Before Katrina it wasn't too bad, but it wasn't great either. Now it is just terrible. The traffic is a nightmare, even more than it was before. And I didn't think that was possible. I lived 4 miles from work and it took me 45 min every day to and from work. Now I hear that Bossier City and Shreveport are real nice. That is where my friends family relocated after the storm, and they said they would stay there. They liked it that much.

Hi Lisa, I was born and raised in Baton Rouge. I currently still live here. PM me if you have specific questions about certain areas of BR. I find that the city has changed a lot since Katrina. I love Louisiana and I had plans to stay here after I graduate.... although I was keeping my options open and I would like to travel and possibly move to another state. I will likely be moving to the Houston area in a year..... mainly because the majority of my family is moving there or has already moved there. I just need to convince the boyfriend to move!:D