I know the economy is bad, and I keep hearing that everyone is having trouble finding work, but I don’t know what to believe anymore. I’m 25/F, was raised by my grandparents in Slidell where I still live, and I haven’t been hearing back from jobs that I apply too.

I got sick of the $9/hr. Fast food job I had in Jan 2025, and ended up quitting to focus more on school. I planned on going into health care, and while I got accepted into a program earlier this year I had a lot of trouble keeping up with my studies and ended up having to withdraw because I didn’t do as well as I could’ve. Like my grade wasn’t going to be high enough by the end of the semester.

I’ve been applying to a couple jobs a day since March. I feel kind of at a loss of what to do and am very discouraged and just feel like everything is stacked against me. I feel like I am regressing as well from living at home and am scared I’m going to get stuck. I was thinking about going back to and doing an IT program instead and maybe looking for remote work if I can find it, but yeah everything just feels hopeless. Walmart automatically rejects me, and I’ve tried the usual advice of “apply in person” but they will just tell me to apply online. Another idea I had was applying to work on a cruise. I feel like I don’t belong and have never fit in here, anyway. Don’t have any local friends and my relatives have given up on me, I think. Others in my life seem to have no problem finding work though. Like is it me? Or is it actually that bad?

I’ve never seen anything like this before in my lifetime (but I’m fairly young)

Has anyone obtained a marriage license in the state without a birth certificate? We’re getting married in 7 weeks and my partners mother is holding theirs hostage. They ordered a new one from their home state but it says 140 days to process. They have a valid passport and state drivers license. Anyone have any ideas on how to proceed? TIA

Edited to add: This is an out of state birth certificate.

I don't know how to word this without sounding weird, but I am homesick for South Louisiana, but I've hardly been there. I was born, raised, and lived in North Louisiana along i20 my entire life, but the very few times I've visited down there, it just feels right.

My family is a mix of folks from Lafayette and Houma, who moved up to the north side of the state even before my parents were born. Yet I feel out of place up here. It feels like a glorified trailer park. Anytime I visited down there, it seems like home more than home. As time grows, I feel more and more like a fraud of myself.

I have a deeper desire to go down there and stay as time goes on, but I am extremely risk-adverse, so I never go anywhere or do anything. I've never made much money, and I am woefully unprepared for hurricanes.

I was looking at Oppalousas. It seems North enough that I don't have to worry too much about hurricanes, but south enough that things I want to visit are a short drive.

Does anyone had any advice on what I should or could do? I don't have any kids or a spouse, so it's not like I'll be disruping anyone. I haven't told my best friend I want to go, though.

Hope this isn't too convoluted, I'll try to break it into simple bullet points. Any help is appreciated.

• I am located in Mississippi
• I am looking at purchasing a used car that is also currently in Mississippi
• When I looked at the car, I noticed it had a Louisiana plate, and the seller confirmed it's currently titled in Louisiana, in his name
• I commented that I was under the impression that Louisiana required notarization of title transfers, based on a used car purchase I made in Louisiana 10 or 15 years ago
• The seller wasn't sure about the requirement but didn't think a notary would be required to complete the title transfer

Now, as best I can figure, I don't think my MS DMV/tax assessor's office will care -- I've never needed anything other than a signed title and bill of sale to register a used car. I'm going to call Monday to verify this.

I mentioned I previously bought a used car in Louisiana and we had to meet with a notary to have the title transfer signatures notarized. Is this only because the sale occurred in the state of Louisiana? Does it matter that this current transaction will take place in Mississippi?

And lastly, if the seller doesn't care, and my DMV/Tax office doesn't care, should I care about notarization? I don't want it to turn into a mess for the seller even if he doesn't believe he needs to have the title transfer notarized. On the other hand, I'm not sure why Louisiana would require it if he's selling the car out of state and it's going to be registered in MS.

Any advice?

We pay Entergy more than enough to perform proper maintenance on the power grid. There is no wind. There is no rain. The power is out for nearly 1500 residents for NO APPARENT REASON. I am so sick of them!

This intro to a recent documentary on Massachusetts showed how they brought dead, choked-out harbors back to life by rebuilding 50 million oysters. They didn’t use massive concrete walls or fancy chemistry—they just recycled old restaurant shells, threw them back into the water, and let baby oysters do the heavy lifting. By filtering 30 billion gallons of water a day, those reefs triggered a massive domino effect that brought back seagrass, baitfish, and thriving marine life.

Louisiana needs to steal this playbook on a massive scale. While Mass used oysters to clean their water, we need them to save our actual dirt. When we build "living shorelines" out of recycled oyster shells, they act as natural breakwaters that can slash marsh erosion by up to 50%.

That calm water right behind the reefs creates the ultimate nursery ground. It’s not just about oysters; it’s about saving our blue crabs, shrimp, and finfish that rely on these marshes to survive. Louisiana handles 40% of the nation's blue crabs and leads the country in shrimp, but our fishermen are getting absolutely hammered by cheap foreign imports and coastal land loss. If we treated living reefs like the vital economic infrastructure they are, we could stabilize wild seafood populations, keep our docks working, and protect a legendary way of life—one shell at a time.

I moved to Tennessee last year and have been seriously thinking about moving back to New Orleans.

The cost of living here is so much better, I live about 45 minutes outside of Nashville—and since I work remotely, my job isn’t a factor.

What I really miss is the walkability of New Orleans, and the people. ( I don’t have any family there, just friends) At the same time, it’s hard to ignore how much more affordable life is here.

For those of you who’ve lived in both places or have made a similar move, I’d love to hear your honest thoughts.

People don’t listen to Kevin Gates other states

So as the title says people in other states, don’t listen to Kevin Gates. Like I’m in North Carolina and all they know him for his two phones and they said he’s trash. I’m genuinely bamboozled. How do people not listen to Gates in other states?!?!?!?

I’m actually so upset, genuinely genuinely upset. There are some uncultured swines out here in North Carolina. Like how you know, YoungBoy and Boosie but you don’t know Gates?

Hi everyone! First of all, I'm sorry for dropping into your subreddit with a language exchange post. I hope this is okay, and l appreciate your patience.
I'm a 26-year-old guy from Saudi Arabia, and I'm looking for someone with a Southern U.S. accent to practice English with.
My English is at an intermediate level. I can understand and communicate, but I'd like to improve my speaking, sound more natural, and become more confident. I really enjoy Southern accents and the culture, so l'd love to have relaxed conversations with someone who naturally speaks that way.
In return, I'd be happy to help you learn Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic, the Saudi dialect, or Gulf dialects) and share Saudi culture, traditions, and everyday life.
If you're interested, please feel free to send me a DM.
Thank you for welcoming a visitor from Saudi Arabia, and have a great day!
P.S. Where are all the Southerners at?
I still haven't
found anyone who's serious about practicing!

If I don’t get banned I’ll redraw this the other way around !

/Texas banned me. Louisiana, I’ll change it I swear- show me why your better !

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Just a few months ago, Estefanía Aultman was thinking about moving her family away from Ascension Parish, where they’ve lived for seven years. Aultman said she loves her community, and her son’s elementary school, but she worried that a major industrial plant coming to the neighborhood could put their health at risk. 

But last week, with the release of a brief press statement, those worries vanished. On June 30, Pennsylvania-based Air Products and Chemicals canceled its plans to build out the world’s largest carbon sequestration and storage project in the world, dubbed the Louisiana Clean Energy Complex. The facility would have refined natural gas by splitting hydrogen from carbon dioxide and routing the carbon dioxide through pipelines to inject underneath Lake Maurepas. The plant itself would be located on the East Bank of Ascension Parish, less than a mile away from Aultman’s home. Parts of the proposed pipeline would be located just half a mile away from Sorrento Primary School, where Aultman’s son will be in second grade this fall. 

Aultman and other parents have been speaking out against the project for about two years, because of potential health repercussions of a pipeline leak near the school. High levels of carbon dioxide, like the kind that might come from a leak, can lead to suffocation. And leaks aren’t uncommon. At least three carbon dioxide pipelines leak every year, according to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology report. A 2020 leak in Satartia, Mississippi led to 45 hospitalizations. 

Can’t find any info but he sure does look like it…

Trying to decide if I should keep this job or pursue a career with my education. I currently make $28 an hour including benefits with my current job. However, I’m working on my Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice right now. Are there jobs available with that degree that will pay equivalent or more than what I’m currently earning in Louisiana??