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Portsmouth, VA vs Hammond, LA

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I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

Housing not always  More

Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

It is a nice  More

I think that the climate is the wort thing about hammond.We do not have feal seasons. In December it can be 40 degrees one day and the next its 90. The heat and humidity  More

Hammond used to be a small,quiet town but with the growth of the local college it is increasing in size and everything that goes with  More