StephDRebel
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Location: Ohio
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Post by StephDRebel on Aug 23, 2014 19:19:30 GMT
We're seriously considering moving down there in 5 years so we're looking into things now. Where should we start? What areas are best for housing? What do we need to know?
We're going in Feb to look more in depth and introduce the kids to the city for the first time. I'm hoping they fall in love like we did. We're not moving until after they all graduate and i've got two with their eyes on Tulane- fingers crossed!
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Post by cadoodlebug on Aug 23, 2014 19:29:11 GMT
I moved to NOLA in 1963 when the Navy transfered us there from Hawaii. It was MAJOR culture shock but I look back with fondness for my 3 years living there before I moved to Baton Rouge for college then 15 more years working in BR. There are many things I miss about Louisiana ~ the food, the culture, my friends, the LSU Tigers, etc. The 3 things I don't miss are the weather, the bugs and the drivers/traffic. When I returned in July of 2011 for my 45th reunion, the heat and humidity almost killed me. I can't speak for which areas to live in since I haven't lived in NOLA since 1970. If you can get past the weather and the bugs, I say go for it.
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Post by PepsiGal on Aug 23, 2014 21:02:55 GMT
We moved down here twenty years ago and have retired here. The heat and the humidity are horrible but you learn to deal with it. There are only 2 or 3 COLD days. Get ready to cut grass year round. Also during August and September, you have to be prepared to evacuate in case of hurricanes (but you do get plenty of warnings). We live in Metairie which has several nice areas. Some people live Uptown to be closer to French Quarter etc. There is always a "fest" of some type going on down here....Oyster Fest, Jazz Fest, VooDoo Fest....and more. Of course, there is football from high school to NFL - our beloved Saints. The food is awesome!
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Post by I-95 on Aug 23, 2014 21:53:23 GMT
I lived there for 6 years in the Uptown section of town. I don't know if it's any different now but there was no off street parking and Commander's Palace was just down the street from us (very popular restaurant with valet parking...yeah in front of all our houses so we had nowhere to park!!) It's hot and humid, there's a lot of crime and the police force is useless. There's always a parade down St. Charles street so if you need to get home during Mardi Gras, forget it. I thought, and still think, N.O. is a great place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. Maybe it's better out in the 'burbs but I only every lived Uptown so I can't help you with that.
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smartypants71
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Location: Houston, TX
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Post by smartypants71 on Aug 23, 2014 22:26:48 GMT
I grew up there and I feel like I-95 - nice place to visit, but I don't want to go back.
I miss the food, the culture, the architecture and I really miss hearing the accent! I live in Houston now. Houston is so humid, but New Orleans is way worse! And don't get me started about the roaches.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 23:46:56 GMT
I lived in Kenner when I was a kid...and now granted I was a kid...but it's not a place I'd want to live again.
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 24, 2014 0:30:16 GMT
Here is what I know. My kid just moved to Baton Rogue for school. We were texting today and I asked him what the best thing about LSU...and he said the a/c. Now this is a kid who is a fourth gen Floridian, born and raised in central Florida, lived here his whole life and he was complaining of the heat. So I suppose that means it is pretty hot.  |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Aug 24, 2014 0:55:23 GMT
Here is what I know. My kid just moved to Baton Rogue for school. We were texting today and I asked him what the best thing about LSU...and he said the a/c. Now this is a kid who is a fourth gen Floridian, born and raised in central Florida, lived here his whole life and he was complaining of the heat. So I suppose that means it is pretty hot. |
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Post by moveablefeast on Aug 24, 2014 1:09:16 GMT
I split my time for two years after Katrina between home and NOLA. I was based out of Broadmoor and also lived there.
It's an amazing city but it has its difficulties, especially after the storm. I would absolutely go back - but not without knowing what I was really getting into. Crime, schools, and jobs are specific challenges.
I loved Broadmoor and would choose it as my neighborhood if I were to return. It has a very neighborhood feel, closely knit because it is one of the areas that organized after Katrina.
In real estate listings, "Fully renovated" is a sign a property flooded in the storm, "high and dry" is not always the case. Huge portions of NOLA flooded in Katrina and some of those repairs were done by quacks and amateurs. You need to know what you're looking at if you're going to buy a house in the city.
But the bugs... The bugs were nearly the end of me. Jesus, those roaches.
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Post by mikewozowski on Aug 24, 2014 2:09:39 GMT
we lived there (well, across the lake in covington.) we would live there again, but probably not in new orleans proper.
the people are nice, there are rivers (for recreation) close by. the northshore has almost everything you would want, these days. the pace is SLOW! if you are waiting in line to pay for your groceries ... nobody is in a very big hurry!!!
houses are more expensive than they are here (houston area). property taxes are low. they have state income tax.
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