22 Reasons Why You Should Never Visit Louisiana

We’re not going to mince our words — Louisiana is boring. Honestly, watching paint dry is a lot more preferable than spending even just a few hours in this backwater state. It’s. That. Bad.

#1. It’s ugly.

Bayou Desiard.

#2. It’ll offend your senses like nothing else…

Shreveport.

#3. …So much so that its namesake King Louis XIV is probably turning in his grave at the thought of this godforsaken place.

Louisiana cotton field.

#4. It’s also incredibly creepy.

Bayou Teche.

#5. All dark, smelly swamps and desperation.

Lake at Louisiana State University.

#6. And what’s up with this obsession with the bayou?

Bayou Jacob.

#7. Meh.

Blue Bayou.

#8. It’s completely devoid of culture.

French Quarter, New Orleans.

#9. So you really can’t expect any sort of enriching experience.

Bourbon Street buskers.

#10. The people are so sad and lifeless.

Fat Tuesday, Bourbon Street.

#11. Probably because life in Louisiana is so monotonous.

Bourbon Street.

#12. There’s just nothing fun to do.

Swamp airboat.

#13. Nothing at all.

Louisiana swamp tour.

#14. Plus they live in really hideous houses.

Nottoway Plantation.

#15. Honestly, how could anyone live like this?

Oak Alley Plantation.

#16. The food is rather unexciting, too.

Cajun crawfish.

#17. And the sights? Blah.

Jackson Square, New Orleans.

#18. So uninteresting!

The Garden District, New Orleans.

#19. You will never see a more dull collection of wildlife gathered in one place.

Lake Martin.

#20. Nor see such uninspiring scenery.

Lake Martin.

#21. So when we say that Louisiana is one of the worst places EVER, we really mean it.

Fontainebleau State Park.

#22. Truly, it BITES.

Lacassine Wildlife Refuge.