Here’s Why This Louisiana City Was Named Among The Ugliest In America

Louisiana is well known for its beautiful surroundings, Cajun/Creole food, and friendly locals. The news that one city in Bayou State was listed as one of the "ugliest cities in America" is shocking.

The website Travel.alot.com created a list of the "Ugliest Cities In America". It includes Louisiana and all 50 states.

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When making its decisions, the website took into account factors other than waste and junk. They looked at more enduringly unattractive concerns, such as poor urban planning, poor city design decisions, and eyesores like dilapidated structures and businesses. They also sought the support of local reviewers on websites such as Niche and Reddit.

What is the ugliest city in Louisiana?

• Bastrop, Louisiana

Here's what Travel.Alot.com said about Bastrop:

Bastrop is the largest city of the Morehouse Parish in the state, but that doesn’t translate to anything beautiful. Most citizens of the town that have since left the city leave similar reviews of the town’s pitfalls on Niche. From poor schooling to a lack of extracurricular activities, the town’s population fell by nearly 1,000 residents between 2000 and 2010.

 

One former resident wrote, “Bastrop has a lot of things that should change. The town has gone down so much due to no extra activities for kids when they get out of school. There are so many drugs in this town that also has led to it being run down.” Another wrote, “First, Bastrop is extremely small and has old-fashioned stores, exhibiting buildings that are depicted in western movies despite the fact that the town is in the South.”

To see the "ugliest cities" in all 50 states, click here.