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Lake Charles Ranked
#16 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Lake Charles Ranked
#109 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Lake Charles Ranked
#248 2005 Best Places to Live
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Lake Charles Ranked
#379 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Bossier City

Bossier City Ranked
#6 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)
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Bossier City Ranked
#6 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters
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Bossier City Ranked
#60 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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Bossier City Ranked
#94 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Bossier City Ranked
#242 2005 Best Places to Live
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#331 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More

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