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Baton Rouge is a great place to live. I lived in the suburbs in Texas and ATL for many decades. I'm glad to be back in BR now in retirement. It amuses me that so many here think BR is a dump. Like every city, there are poor areas of course. But I live in a nice area and when I drive to restaurants, church, shopping, I pass through nice areas. LSU is 11 miles from my house and I see nothing but nice areas when I drive to LSU as I often do.

But the ignorant among you can keep thinking that BR is a dump if it keeps you away from here.

Baton Rouge is also what, 90 minutes from New Orleans? I know most people also despise New Orleans but I tend to discount the views of people who think Gatlinburg is good way to experience the Appalachian Mountains. I am an Atlanta native so I have more reason than most folks for trashing New Orleans at every opportunity and trust me I do my job as a native Atlantan but if you can't enjoy New Orleans you can't enjoy life. The comparable city for Ann Arbor would be Detroit...it is not hard at all not to enjoy Detroit. Hell, for 10 months a year the weather alone is reason enough to avoid Detroit....For me and my idea of a good life Baton Rouge and the surrounding area is infinitely more acceptable than Ann Arbor. From a college football POV there is NO comparison....Baton Rouge is that much again better than Ann Arbor. LSU has won 3 nattys with 3 coaches, 2 of which are universally considered less than great coaches. If Coach O, love him for who he is, can win a natty anyone can. Michigan has won one in the same time frame.