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I have mixed feelings about Louisiana being that I lived there for 5 years for school and my family roots are here. However, cannot over look the lack of progressiveness or backwardness of the people, the hyper hot humid weather from May to October, the monster size cock roaches, the colesterol rich heart attack waiting to happen food, and the fact that Grand Chicken of the KKK(David Duke) ran for Governor and run a good percentage of the vote seals it for me. Love to visit family but never will live there again. So it gets three stars because of family but thats it!!!

Wonderful Southern Hospitality, American History & the best dining ever!

BEST restaurants...seafood, steaks, cultural dining from every country & wonderful weather!
Besides the dangerous, filthy ghettos where 95% of the crime is, Louisiana is my slice of the Deep South & my homestate:)

It's ok with some fun things. I guess New Orleans used to be the big draw so we shall see what happens in the future.

Worst state I have ever been!!! I visited New Orleans before and after the hurricane. Boy is New Orleans awful! Before the hurricane it was an evil place filled with dirt, sin, voodoo, crime, and unimpressive attractions. This place died long ago. I thought the St. Charles train ride through the Garden District would be nice but it was nothing but a trip through a crime ridden ghetto, yikes! While the food in the French quarter was yummy and the Hotel Montelone was great, this city looked like something from an uncivillized quarter of the world. Baton Rouge and all the little town in between were even more depressing. People here are bitter and angry. An angry hispanic tried to kill me and run me off the road for no apparent reason only which furthered my resentment of passing through this God forsaken place.

For the crawdads and gumbo alone!

The people here are very friendly, and their cooking is terrific. On the negative side, it is incredibly hot and humid most of the year. There are some good places to visit if you know where to go. The historic town of Natchitoches (pronounced NACK-uh-dish, for some reason), is where they filmed the movie Steel Magnolias, and it has a lot of cultural interest, good shops and very old homes used for bed & breakfast inns. Not too far from there is the Melrose Plantation, where you can take a guided tour of a place that still looks just like it did during the Civil War. Cajun food can be real good too. As one friend of mine said, a Cajun cook can make a sponge taste good. I live in the far northern part of the state, and it's a whole different world from New Orleans. Don't judge the whole state by that city.

New Orleans is a good north american city- the disaster that it experienced was tragic- the state of L.a has a whole however is not that good.

Full of waterfront, gaming, and some of the nicest people in the world. Progressive politics. Who needs to go to school when you could be at the beach all day?

evil

This state is a nightmare and full of hatred and racism. The blacks hate the white. The white's hate the black's. The inner workings of New Orleans, what's left of it, is poverty stricken, which breeds more hatred from the wealthy who live in the outerlying areas. The Katrina tragedy only heightened the annimosity and brought out the worst in people instead of their best, and no amount of good crawfish can make up for the foul taste of this miserable brand of prejudice.

Give New Orleans a break and LA Great city- with so much to offer-

a disaster zone for the next 3 months at least.

rated at the bottom on education, health, envirionment, services for the old, young and vulnerbale people in our society. Progress here is slow.

The one Southern state that i enjoy spending time in. Not even exclusivly in New Orleans, which i think is a dump. I really don't like the accent they speak with, but it is very unique. I like some cajun food and the overall funness of the place. The people there seem like they are always enjoying themselves. It's a nice place to visit. Could never live there not in a million years though. It is way too humid their all the time, and the bugs are bigger than rats lol. To rate the crazy cajun accents, and others, also see the american accents weblist.

Louisiana has two distinct parts: the north is similar to Arkansas or East Texas and is very protestant, while the southern half is home to a strong Cajun heritage and is more interesting. New Orleans has a vibe all its own; it is dirty, sleazy, corrupt, and often violent. Yet, it is fascinating and never dull....try some absinthe at a French quarter bar,go wild and party yourself naked during Mardi Gras, check out some of the spooky cemetaries, watch a jazz preservation group play....the place has a culture like no other. Baton Rouge is a likeable city, home to LSU and a phallic capitol building. Inside, you can see the bullet holes where the famous Huey Long was shot. The rest of the state is mostly blah. Truthfully, this is a better place to visit than live, as the state's infrastructure is terrible. Schools are among the worst in the country, highways are in pretty rough shape(the adjoining rest stops are run-down and not too relieving), crime is high in too many areas other than New Orleans, there are relatively few economic opportunities, and poverty levels are still high. Basically, this state ranks just about last in every quality of life category, and it ain't exactly what I would call a sportsman's paradise; the outdoor sporting environment has been ruined by pollution.

The 'Big Easy' is a great place to visit and have fun- after that the southern charm and Cajun smiles fade fast- the rest of the state is not good.

WACKOS OVERRUN THE STATE!!! Man! And it is always so humid there!! It feels like getting into a car after it has sat out in the sun durring August for 12 hours, ALL DAY LONG!!!!!

the only redeeming quality of this state is that most of its people are of french descent.

IM FROM THIER, IM A COONASS.