[Jewels3795]

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.