bviously, Louisiana had a the least. From plantations to
rough year in 2005 with Mardi Gras to funky little towns
Hurricane Katrina. The to incredible food and music,
state will recover as will Louisiana is state that can
Louisiana real estate. capture your imagination.
Louisiana New Orleans
Louisiana has obviously been in Yes, New Orleans took a beating
the news because of the in the hurricane and subsequent
devastation caused by Hurricane flooding. This was not the first
Katrina. To say the entire hurricane to cause damage and the
episode is a tragedy is to city will recover. If you base
understate the obvious. Louisiana your opinion of the city on the
is a state that has overcome things you saw on the television
problems before and it will do it or heard in the media, you are
again. For the purposes of this making a mistake. This is a city
article, I am going to discuss with extremes in many areas, from
the state pre-hurricane because, food to music to lifestyles and
frankly, the state will recover so on.
within a year or so. It has done
it before. New Orleans is like no other city
in the country. Here you will
Louisiana is a state with an find fire-eaters and street
absolute ton of character. In artists, old river steamboats,
fact, you will find no other food to die for, old plantation
state in the country that can homes and a music scene that
match it. There is a heavy French can't be beat. The French Quarter
influence and the people, towns is beautiful and chaotic,
and cities are eclectic to say particularly during Mardi Gras.
Walking through the city, you'll other locations. Home to
find little street markets, walk Louisiana State University, the
up eateries and eclectic little city has a college feel with
spots like the Voodoo Museum. The college football being the name
redeveloped River Walk area on of the game.
the Mississippi River is a good
spot to while away the hours as Louisiana Real Estate
are the tours around the city.
Keep in mind, New Orleans is the Obviously, figures for Louisiana
home of author Anne Rice and the real estate are irrelevant
location of her Vampire following the events of this
Chronicles book series. Words year. Generally, single-family
will never accurately describe homes averaged $200,000
New Orleans, it is just a place throughout the state prior to the
you have to investigate. You will hurricane. Appreciation rates
either love the chaos or hate it. were also a modest 6.5 percent.
If there is a silver lining to
Baton Rouge Hurricane Katrina, it is the
redevelopment that will occur
The state capitol of Louisiana, throughout the state. Hundreds of
Baton Rouge is New Orleans billions of dollars are flowing
without the edge. An easygoing into the state, which will lead
city with a heavy French to a major makeover. New Orleans,
influence, the city feels more in particular, is going to get a
like a place you could actually major face-lift with as many as
live in compared to New Orleans. 40,000 structures being replaced.
Although the city was hit by As things settle down, real
Hurricane Katrina, it did not estate opportunities may be
suffer the devastation seen in plentiful.
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