Ah, Louisiana.. you are so beautiful

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Near Slidell, at a Cajun restaurant in a bayou, my husband caught this with I-phone

[Deuxcents]

1. Lovely ☺️

My father’s aunt lived in Slidell when I was much younger. This photo reminds me of the old southern towns tucked away like where she lived. Very nice picture

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. Yes it's just beautiful there. Like no other place on earth

Another pic he sent

[brer cat]

2. Great shot. It is very beautiful.

[BOSSHOG]

3. Is that off of Front Street

Lived in Slidell a long time ago. Nice lil town with great places to eat. The ones left that Katrina didn’t take away.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

4. Don't think so - not in town?. Palmettos on a bayou?

I think you were lucky to live down there. I lived in French Quarter for 3 years and there's something so absolutely special about that part of the country and the people there. I worked with people who had lost their hones, right after Katrina, and were dealing with all kinds of insurance and contractor issues. There's a special spirit there and I understand after a thousand people that washed out to sea!

Wish LA got more federal $ to protect the wetlands. So much more important (to me) than a third loop around Houston

[BOSSHOG]

6. We moved to Mississippi

A few years before Katrina. Our home in Slidell took on eight feet of water. Just a few miles north of Lake Pontchartrain.

We had a blast down there. I think we’re too old for that lifestyle now.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

7. I hear ya

But I lived one block from Bourbon, on Royal and you can actually avoid it all the time . Lol

Besides the people, I miss that there are no rules. ( except hard to turn left . I think it's interesting to think about rules for living. I'm in Connecticut now among like minded people which is great, but there are so many rules, I think to protect everyone from everything. Hard to get used to. Afraid I'll go to recycling jail very soon

Imagine MS a lot like LA.

[BOSSHOG]

8. MS ain't nothing like LA

We lived 25 miles north of Slidell just across the state line. Cheap real estate was the draw. One thing we really enjoyed about Mississippi was the all you can eat catfish places out in the middle of nowhere. Out in the stirs. And the gulf coast was folksy with Bat St Louis, Pass Christian, Ocean Springs and other nice lil towns. But ya can’t beat Boudreaux, Thibodoux and the coonasses for a good time.