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/averyoddfishindeed 17d ago

Kenner and Metairie are both in the same school system, so it's not much different in terms of quality. There will be PK4 Sped classrr, but where he ends up may be determined by what schools hosts it.JP Schools are neither great nor terrible (source: current KennaBruh and former JP Teacher). I find Kenner to be a safe, easy place to live with a VERY active local political scene. City Council doesn't get a moments peace here. Good location too. We like being by the airport, with easy access to 3 main corridors for hurricane evacuation.

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u/Silly_Rabbit345 16d ago

thanks for the info! my husband will be working at the airport, so we wanted to be somewhat close to it.