Northside neighbor
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So this is my personal opinion from my perspective and from my entirely different part of the country:
First, MS bike route via googlemaps around the Versailles/St. John area shows a city-like area. It is a semi-tired, seen-better-days area. Sorry folks, but it is. It doesn't get any better near the Circle K with a lot of small side streets with houses looking like 1930's shacks. Sorry, but it's true. There does not seem to be a lot of re-building, new buisnesses or money going into that area. You guys don't see that, really? If this is normal America then we have a problem. There is a feeling of slight despair in general in this area. Not safe, no jobs, gangs, and drugs.
Second, then the route goes into a much more rural area, wide open with a lot of barns, shacks, etc. It has to be very scary at night with so much open space.
Don't mean to hurt anyone's feelings who has an emotional, sentimental attachment to the Lafayette area but I'd get the heck out of dodge.
The area by the circle k has alot of rent homes, its a college area, UL is a few blocks away. But there are many beautiful older homes, large & small in the area. Its considered to have lots of character I actually rode through the area yesterday killing time, just to site see. Lots of beautiful landscaping & cute decorated porches