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Opelousas, LA vs Oakland, CA

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- People living in Oakland are 35.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Opelousas
 Opelousas, LAOakland, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock34.5%49.4%
 Baptist8.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic58.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.7%2.1%
 Lutheran0.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian0.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.0%0.9%
Reviews for Opelousas    2 Reviews

After living in Opelousas, for 18 months I'll respond to changes from my provous post. The 24 Hour liquior sales has been banned, except at the Evangeline Downs  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hello all I'm new to Opelousas, At first When i moved here I was like why did I move here, The Roads are horrible , Infrustructure needs lots of updating (Ex. Water  More

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Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 5 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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