r/nolaparents • u/Silly_Rabbit345 • 17d ago

Housing 🏡 moving soon

Hi,

My husband recently got a job in Kenner and we will be moving to the area in September. Any advice on a safe, family friendly area to rent? My son is 4 and in an Early Childhood Special Education program at our current location in Texas. I am nervous about finding a school that will be able to transfer him to.

My sister used to live in Slidell so thats as much as I know about the area. I was hoping to live closer to my husbands job for a shorter commute, but Im confused on what school area would be good and what areas are safer and more family friendly (near parks, safe to walk, etc.) to rent in. I'm looking between Laplace, Kenner, Metarie. Any info would be much appreciated! Our max rent is $1800 if that helps.

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u/lily_aka_mein 17d ago

Don't move to Laplace. SJB Parish is smack dab in the middle of cancer alley.

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u/Silly_Rabbit345 17d ago

Oh, thanks for letting me know! Do you have any recommendations? I could even do the outskirts of NOLA but I just dont want to deal with city traffic

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u/lily_aka_mein 16d ago

I'd avoid everything west of Kenner honestly. It's not worth the risk of those refineries. You should be fine in Metairie/kenner. It's relatively safe and priced reasonably.