Never move to Louisiana. I'm dead serious.

[igot4cheep]

You guys should move to Chciago. You can get a great job and a cool plae tolive for not that much if you know where to look.

[friendowl]

if that balck cop from k-ville hears you bad mouth the 9th ward he might beat you up.be careful

[ipodguy]

california is awesome but it costs wayy too much to live here
but it's worth it if you can afford it

[Purple Banana]

Haha, Maryland is the richest state per capita in the US, according to Time magazine...

No wonder it's $800/month for a STUDIO apartment... And that's cheap.

[jdmarcus59]

washington state is a great place.

[Kind]

JaggedEdge - First off, I wanna say I agree with your views on this state and people's attitude toward Katrina 100%.

I live in Baton Rouge currently and I have to say: If you dont live here, you really dont know how shitty it is! Did you know Louisiana has the lowest test scores regarding education? Thats right our state has THE worst school systems, we are dead last. IMO that reflects that the parents dont care so they dont push their children to succeed which makes me think they themselves dont care about much.

Our murder rate in baton rouge is that of a big city (Atlanta, New York, Chicago, etc...) yet we are half the size! Imagine That! The streets are running down, there is less and less construction being seen and more and more DEstruction everyday! I have a good reason to leave this state, or at least this city, put in front of me everyday. I can't wait to leave.

[giggy]

$125,000 for an entry level job? yea right pal... the national average for entry levels positions for new graduates with a BA or BS is 32-34k/year...

[Cyclonite]

40-60K for entry level engineers over here in CA which has good wages.

[RedLocks]

There are quit a few college students on these boards, high school lurkers, and more accomplished people who may consider relocating for what ever reason. What ever you do, DO NOT MOVE TO LOUISIANA.

Why you might ask? Let me put it this way:

We were looking for an apartment on the south shore (New Orleans area) and the best deal we were able to find was a 360 sq ft. studio for $550 a month. On the Northshore, the average 1 bedroom apartment will cost around $700 a month.

On top of the extreme cost of living, there are NO jobs. While looking at jobs for when I get out of school, I can make $8 an hour with a college degree... Granted there are better, but those jobs are much harder to find. An equivalent job in TX pays $125,000 for an entry level position. And housing is much cheaper, at least from the reality sites are showing me.

The bottom line is this. Under no circumstance should you ever move to this shit-tastic state. The economy seems to be bottoming out, which I suspect, is due to the states long history of political corruption.

Never move here, once I get my degree, I'm moving to Dallas. And this state wonders why so many graduates relocate.

lol I think you can get a closet for 700 a month in Jersey

[higher4hockey]

im never leaving the North East. i might make sporadic excursions into the rest of the country, but only to remind me why i love the north east so.