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Rankings for Shreveport

Shreveport Ranked
#6 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)
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Shreveport Ranked
#6 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters
Hurricane Sandy is a reminder that despite our best efforts to protect ourselves, nature can still bring terrible devasta... Read More

Shreveport Ranked
#60 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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Shreveport Ranked
#94 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Shreveport Ranked
#242 2005 Best Places to Live
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Shreveport Ranked
#331 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Hattiesburg

Hattiesburg Ranked
#53 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
Between international terrorism and a struggling economy, today’s Americans are faced with more stress than ever. In this new st... Read More

Hattiesburg Ranked
#66 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Hattiesburg Ranked
#300 2005 Best Places to Live
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Hattiesburg Ranked
#329 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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Reviews for Hattiesburg    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Hattiesburg is generally a pleasant city to live in and raise a family, and is a convenient for several weekend destinations, but I'm seriously contemplating a move.  More

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Hattiesburg experiences virtually all of the extremes in weather. The summers are hot and humid. Fall is still pretty nasty, except for the latter part of September.  More

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I grew up in Hattiesburg but have lived in many US & Int'l cities. There is an oddity about Hattiesburg. Many of the average citizens behave cliquishly, live beyond  More

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