I Went To The Saddest Place In The United States

Here's my entire Deep South Road Trip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw21HXzMB2s&list=PLq-_cmf3H6yrg0_gX1fq81lsxUQTnt7Vl

The saddest part is… if someone buys land and builds their dream home… the residents will become their enemies. “If I ain’t got nothin, you can’t have nothing”!

My momma always told me there's nothing wrong with being poor but you don't have to be dirty. Clean the place up. Fix the broken windows, tear down the burn out abandoned buildings and get rid of the graffiti. Try to have some pride at least. I've never seen Casino's do anything to help a city. All over the south you see nothing but the poor folks shoving their welfare and social security into the machines hoping to get rich. I'd never approve casinos in my city or state.

Nick, I am a HUGE fan of your work. I've lived in shreveport for 33 years. I would have loved to have shown you around - the safer places. I always tell people- I live in the worst city, in the worst state in America. This film validates it. I own a small business here, that does very well - so it's hard to just "leave" but I'm working on it.

I live in Shreveport and love it. Lots of fun things to do, good food, fun social events, minimal traffic, everything is close. There is a lot more to Shreveport than the crappy parts that are shown in this video. And it is a fantastic place to raise a family. And people definitely swim in the river.. have done it many times. Also, a lot of other people are very happy here. Not everyone is unhappy.

When the Greyhound Bus depot is fenced off, you KNOW it's a bad area, because Greyhound usually goes everywhere.

This looks like a Third world Nightmare!!

Agreed, I have driven a truck through Louisiana. The roads are total trash, and everyone drives so fast, too, ruining their cars driving 75 mph over craters ,and to drive fast to where ? to some burned out falling apart building.

I can't imagine when people who were brought up here, see their town like this. It must be devastating for them. Honestly it would make me cry. I would be upset that this is the America that was once was. So Sad!!!

I grew up in Shreveport and escaped 6 years ago. Losing GM, and AT&T was the beginning of the end. Once the Casinos came prices for everything skyrocketed while good paying jobs were replaced with lower paying service jobs. I have family there but no desire to return after all this time.

It simply went down hill when General Mortors moved over seas.

Shreveport sure looks different than it did in the late '70s - early '80s. It's truly sad. Although there are some good things to come from Louisiana, personally, I don't ever plan to return. Best of luck to anyone choosing to stay there. 🙏

I was just in Shreveport last year. There are some beautiful neighborhoods and yummy restaurants in Shreveport. I didn’t go into the bad parts or into downtown, so my impression of it was better. Right across the river in Bossier City is a lot of nice suburbs and new shopping areas.

The line between the Haves and Have Nots is distinct...why is that? Why can't all citizens have decent roads? Garbage pickup? Safe parks? Maybe because the politicians don't care as long as it ain't in their neighborhood.

My memory of Shreveport, goes back to when I was 16 or 17, driving through downtown, I was pulled over by police, asked to follow the cop to the PD.. I had just bought the car, and my uncle’s name was on the registration.. I bought the car from him, and they were accusing me of stealing the car.. I was being interrogated by a huge detective in a small room, he was all up in my face, threatening to knock me through the f#%^*ing wall.. I never did admit to stealing the car…. Because I didn’t, I paid cash for it… so they finally let me go… little did I know, they had searched my car, while I was inside being interrogated… and all of my tools were stolen from the trunk of my car…. Shreveport left a bad taste in my mouth…

You are truly doing wonderful work to document the obvious collapse of the United States. None of us want to see it per se but we need to know that it’s happening and your documentaries are helping increase awareness. I left the United States in 2013 to live abroad and when I came back nine years later I can hardly recognize this country for what it used to be

I will add Shreveport and similar places to my daily prayer list. Where there is life there is hope. Light and goodness always defeat darkness and evil. The more people praying the better. This video helps facilitate prayer for our fellow man so thank you, Nick. ✝️🙏🌷

Nick, the sad part is that with the state of political affairs in OUR Country, things may never improve.

this seems like a good place to film something like the walking dead. how can a functioning government allow a place to get this bad? stay safe Nick.

It's hard watching this happen in real time. I once rented a house in a lower middle class neighborhood about 10 years ago. In the five years I was living there, I witness terrible suburban blight. Homes just falling apart all around me. I felt awful watching this happen, but I couldn't wait to get out of there.