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Posted on October 1 at 3:40 p.m.

Spinso71, your tongue-in-cheek reference to a need for "a statewide Katrina-style disaster to wash out the ignorance" isn't appreciated. I believe it is evidence of your own ignorance regarding the situation.

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Posted on August 27 at 10:52 a.m.

Brutal? Yes. The Truth? Yes. And, as a Louisiana native who has lived in Birmingham Alabama for nearly 2 years since Katrina uprooted our lives (at the time, I was still working in BR, though), I really understand what Mr. Ball and fourX5 are talking about.

I was happy in Louisiana--never had plans to move away. It's where my husband and I were born and raised, where we got our private school education, where we went to college and grad school, where we got our first "real" jobs.

I would love to move back. But, the truth is, I don't believe Louisiana wants us to move back. With higher taxes, a poor public education system, and this "pave paradise to put up a parking lot" mentality, the state is not making it easy for us to come "home." If you look at the quality of life issues that matter most to make a decent living and raise a family in a healthy environment, we would be foolish to leave where we are now. Sure, the food in good 'ole Loosiana will always be better, but, I can ship almost anything here. So, thanks for the brutal truth, Mr. Ball. My heart is in Louisiana, my head in Alabama. ~Sounds like a country song in the making.

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