Considering moving to N.W, La. (Bossier City, Minden: to rent, house, school district)

[mtcb]

I am considering a job near Ringgold La.. I must live within 30 miles of the work location. I have a wife with 2 young kids, Elementary to Middle School. I am looking for info. on quality of school systems in the area. Any information on the surrounding area would help. Minden, Haughton, Sibley, are areas I have looked at on Google Maps. Would air traffic noise be a problem in Haughton.

[SBCmetroguy]

Air traffic can be heard in Haughton, but it's never real loud. I grew up right off the base's flight line... that was loud. Most of the plans that fly over Haughton are at a pretty high altitude.

The biggest issues with the towns you listed would be that there are routine explosions tests at the Army Ammunition Plant located between Haughton and Doyline. When those exlposions occur, it can scare people and animals.

Also, for some reason Haughton seems to have a hard time keeping electricity on. My wife and I arrived home yesterday to find all the power was off in Haughton. We went out to dinner in Bossier City, and when we got home the power had been restored.

BUT Haughton is 10-15 minutes from Bossier City, so it would be the most convenient of all those towns to decent shopping and dining. Aside from the explosions and the power outages, my little community in Haughton is extremely nice and quiet. Good luck, and if I can help you locate a home in Haughton, let me know. In the 2 years I've lived there I've come to know the town quite well.

[Bayoukid]

Ringgold is a trashy little town with a bad drug problem. Stay away from Ringgold as far as living goes.

Sibley is much better and they have also just built a new school on the south side of Sibley that is really nice school. However, there is nothing in Sibley except a few convience stores and bait shops. If you like fishing, there is Lake Bisteneau. It would be more of a "country" setting.

Minden and Haughton are both nice towns with lots to offer as far as businesses and schools. You mentioned having kids in elementary schools. If you check on places to rent/buy in Minden, be sure and look for either Harper or Richardson school district for the area you are looking at. Haughton also has a nice public elementary school - Platt Elementary I believe is the name.

Air traffic noise is not a problem in Haughton. The B-52's are normally much higher at that point. Explosions at the AAP mentioned above do happen. Sometimes it will cause the highway between Sibley and Doyline to be closed. It is not that big of a problem but, you do feel them.



I am from Minden and I would seriously check into locating a house on the outskirts of Sibley, somewhere down one of the roads going to the Lake. That would put you about 20 minutes from Ringgold and in nice area with a great school.