Family moving to Baton Rouge (New Orleans, Shenandoah: foreclosures, assessors, house)

[moca81]

Hi I lived in Baton Rouge for 9 years before relocating to Texas. Honestly if I were you I would consider moving to areas around BR like Prairie Ville/Zachery (best school districts). These areas are really nice and are close to BR. But if you must live in BR I would suggest maybe Sherwood Forest or anywhere near Seigan Ln/Bluebonnet/College Dr areas. BR is an up an coming city. New Businesses, shopping centers, night life activity are being built everyday. Restaurants are great, night life is improving.

[Caa]

Traffic is a concern here, but it is a concern everywhere unless you live in BFE. This country is over populated and believe me, traffic is bad in any town you go to that is halfway decent. They are really trying to get it better though! Improvements are in the works!!

[BetaBeta]

I agree Caa, but I think all cities spend too much time on planning more roads vs planning better public transportation such as trains, etc. When I lived in Europe I never drove, public transportation was fast, clean and reasonable price wise. I even did my shopping etc. by rail. Countries over there are sort of like states here as far as closeness and I often went from the UK to France or from France to Germany via rail. So not only the local, day to day rail transportation (to get to work and back) was great but the travel rail system too. I think that is the true answer to the traffic problems but it would cost billions so I don't see it happening anytime soon.

[1984vt]

Originally Posted by moca81

Hi I lived in Baton Rouge for 9 years before relocating to Texas. Honestly if I were you I would consider moving to areas around BR like Prairie Ville/Zachery (best school districts). These areas are really nice and are close to BR. But if you must live in BR I would suggest maybe Sherwood Forest or anywhere near Seigan Ln/Bluebonnet/College Dr areas. BR is an up an coming city. New Businesses, shopping centers, night life activity are being built everyday. Restaurants are great, night life is improving.

I agree with the Sherwood Forest area. It has great access to the private, primary and high schools. Homes in that area can be found within your price range. However, private school is an absolute unless your child goes to the magnet schools. The traffic anywhere in and around Baton Rouge is not that great now so, I would try living close to work.

[AnnieRose1]

Hello again, and thank you again for all the replies. We probably will not move INTO Baton Rouge, but we lean on more those small towns around Baton Rouge. I'd like to move to Prairieville but i see most of the prices on houses are not in our price range, which is: around 150.000. My husband is trying to look into Ponchatoula and Madisonville area. I do not know anything about those places, but my main concern is a "good area", crime wise and "good schools". Also, "higher elevation", so that we wouldn't flood every other year. So if anywone knows about these areas please do share, Prairieville as well, though i've read lots of good things about it, i have visited it only once. Thank you.

[linicx]

Comparing rail transportation in Europe to American traffic is like comparing a pea to a sailboat. Be grateful BR does not have the same traffic problem the 12M in Chicagoland do. .

[BetaBeta]

Originally Posted by linicx

Comparing rail transportation in Europe to American traffic is like comparing a pea to a sailboat. Be grateful BR does not have the same traffic problem the 12M in Chicagoland do. .

There was no comparison to the two, it was stated that it was a possible solution for America's traffic problem, not just Baton Rouge, but since it would cost billions its not likely.

Ironically I read this story today on MSN about if America's suburbs of today will become the slums of tomorrow. One of the things they mention is the cost of driving from suburb to city in some areas. They stated better transportation (such as rail) would help these areas but they also mentioned that "Federal transportation funds have focused mostly on building rural roads" which I feel is a trend that will continue because building rail systems are too costly.

Is your suburb the next slum? - MSN Real Estate

[darylwi]

Originally Posted by linicx

Comparing rail transportation in Europe to American traffic is like comparing a pea to a sailboat. Be grateful BR does not have the same traffic problem the 12M in Chicagoland do. .

Are we trying to compare BR to Chicago now? The Chicagoland area has a mass/public transportation system that rivals pretty much every American city except for New York.
Granted it's been 10 years, but when I was up there I didn't run into the mass traffic congestion I thought I'd see with the third largest city in the country. You should check out Houston.

[BetaBeta]

although as much as I love rail and wish all cities had more of it, sometimes its just not enough. I went to Dallas the other week after being gone for three years and the traffic is way worst than it was before I left, despite the completion of Dart rail and additional HOV lanes. I really don't understand why more people there don't use it, I loved Dart so much until it started to be the only way I woud go downtown before I left the area. Funny thing too, as I was sitting in the midst of rush hour traffic, I noticed the HOV lanes on TWO interstates that were practically empty. So once a city make these investments the citizens need to utilize them. Although my BFF mentioned that when gas prices were high last year both Dart and HOV got lots of action.

[fbbertusa]

The last time I went through the Dallas area all the HOV were empty .Seems like us Americans just like one person per auto unless You have a date that You will let ride with You.lol !