A New Orleans State of Mind: New Orleans Population Growth

Saturday, March 16, 2013

New Orleans Population Growth

Waiting for the news

Since the Times-Picayune switched to thrice-a-week printing and delivery, we haven't been receiving the paper. We are one of the 20,000 local subscribers who receive The Advocate, the newspaper out of Baton Rouge that is printed and delivered daily. 20,000 is their figure. I only find one copy on the stoop every morning.

The Times-Picayne's Wed-Fri-Sun schedule wasn't working for me. I didn't like reading three days worth of comic strips on Wednesday mornings. Now, I get to savor my "Peanuts" and my "For Better or For Worse" every day. The Advocate is doing a reasonable job of delivering local news, as well as keeping your humble narrator informed on what's going on in Baton Rouge. My ideas about the seat of Louisiana's state government are now a little less vague. I can't say I'm tempted to move there.

Guests who stay at La Belle Esplanade bed and breakfast probably won't miss the T-P's presence in the dining room, but the city's paper of record did report something recently that the Advocate missed. According to the US Census Bureau, the New Orleans population grew by 25,421 people between 2010-2012.

Hand-painted by Mystic Blue Signs

That's a lot of people. We're two of them. I guess we're in the news, just like when the New York Times used a photo of La Belle Esplanade to illustrate a picturesque streetscape for its Frugal Traveler column. [Ed. Note: In case you miss it, our picture is at the bottom of the text, right after the mention of Mystic Blue Signs on Magazine Street. Everything is connected in New Orleans.]

New Orleans is a big city. Visit. You won't regret it.

If you are thinking about moving, visit New Orleans. You may not physically relocate to New Orleans, but the city will become a part of you. There is no place else like it. It is much, much better and less, less worse than you think or have heard. It deserves to be experienced, respected, and loved.

Stay for a weekend or stay for a week. Even if you choose to move to Baton Rouge, or somewhere else in America, for whatever reason, New Orleans will always be close to your heart. You won't regret a visit. There is a very nice historic New Orleans bed and breakfast inn where you can stay.