Reviews & Comments
Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge -
9/24/2005A city with friendly people(they actually hold conversations in grocery lines and elevators with strangers) and a southern slower pace of life currently in conflcit with massive growth due to doubling in size after recent hurricanes with snarled traffic and a housing shortage causing rents to skyrocket.. The State Capital and home of LSU- people here are furvently loyal to LSU. Most people are from this area, though more and more people of Asian, Arabic , Indian/Pakistani and Hispanic races are finding a home here. It's people are very openly religous and there are very active churches that reach out to the community. Once predominately Catholic, fundamentalism is taking hold as well as Protestant denominations. Healthcare is mediocre for a city this size. Outlying towns are booming, the most popular are in Ascension Parish to the east, though northern towns are showing growth as well, and housing is cheaper to the north.
Beautiful lush green landscapes year round, mild temperatures, unique cusines of Cajun and Creole- mostly seafood. Education is a less than to be desired, so private education is the only way to try and equal that of other studentas in other states.
Hmidity is very high, especially in the summer when 90 degree temperatures can feel like 110 due to the swampland and lakes.
Louisiana law is napoleonic and so can be very differnet than anywhere else. Hard Liquor is sold openly in grocery and convienent stores and in drive thru daquiri places.
One thing to note- to register your vehicle you must pay sales tax all over again at 8-9%, unless you have proof of sale, then it is 4-5% of the blue book vlaue of your car. This can be a budget buster to new out of state arrivals. You see many expired out of stae license plates here as a result, with little or no law inforcement.