LOUISIANA: Mysterious, Rarely Seen Towns Deep In Vampire Country

I visited these 3 Louisiana towns: Oil City, Vivian & Plain Dealing.

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[johngibson]

Why is it called vampire country? ive never heard that before... and love your vids Joe. always informative and entertaining! keep up the good work!

[auntmaryspals]

I appreciate people like you that take the time to film and put out these type of video. I'm retired and simply can't afford to travel, so watching your trips is a happy substitute. I love your voice by the way, very pleasant.

[JL-vqgl]

Kentucky here. I tell ya: it makes me sad to see how very alike we are. Too many towns with no means to support their people. Too many people forced to move from towns where everyone looks out for each other to cities where no one gives a damn and will treat us like trash if we commit the sin of actually sounding like we come from the places we call home by people who never take the time to go there and see what they're missing and what they lost by living in a city. It's heartbreaking. So much lost and thrown away 😢

[rangers]

As a Brit, I find these videos of small town America absolutely fascinating… love your channel..👏👏🇬🇧🇺🇸👍

[peternyc]

The median household income number of $22K/year is much closer to what most Americans experience than what the media/government tells us. The working class of this country have had their incomes and wealth "sucked" out of them by the rentier portion of the capitalist class - those who extract wealth from collecting land rents and financial rents. Fantastic that you include this data in your video.

[curtisphilumalee]

I actually drove down that highway about ten years ago from Texarkana to Shreveport and had to stop for gas. Pull up to a gas pump at an ole convenience store that still had the rolling numbers instead of the digital numbers. I yelled over to my daughter and told her to check it out. She’d had never seen one and chuckled. ( The land that time has forgotten. )

[lynny]

My husband was stationed at Ft. Polk LA in 1987. Our daughter was born there and we lived there until 1993. There was something different about LA. Some of it was very desolate but very spiritual and mystical as well. Before we moved onto post we lived in DeRidder and there was a older woman that lived next door to us who had lived there all her life. She was a descendant of slaves and she practiced voo doo. It was kind of scary but she was the nicest kindest woman I had ever met. She so many interesting stories to tell!!

[suzanne]

You know nothing wrong with living in these areas. Life is so hectic in a big city. Watching and enjoying.

[ianbanner]

Viewing from England, I am rather surprised when you go through the poorer towns, that there is so little gardening /horticulture visible . Given the spacious lots and what is clearly forest soil, ideal conditions .

[brucemoore]

I was born and raised in Vivian, Louisiana and left in 1982! The town was a thriving town back then in the 1960’s 70’s and very good place to raise a family! I finished high school there and my job with the railroad took me to other places! After my parents passed away I never go back up there! It started going down hill in the 2000’s -2010 when my parents were still living there! When my parents generation passed on, the town wasn’t as good as it used to be! Most of my generation left for better jobs and opportunities!

[janinee]

First thing I noticed was how neat and clean the streets are in nearly any town/village, nearly no garbage and no graffiti. Interesting.

[chopperbillintexas]

That field with the oil equipment is full of what are called "pump jacks", which pump oil out of oil wells. Oil rigs are the tall towers used to drill/rework the wells. My Dad was an independent oil driller all his life, so I was immersed in the lingo. Great episode!

[teciagreen]

I happened upon this channel this week and so glad I did. JOe's voice is like a smooth radio announcer! I can work and listen along. Keep up the great work!

[cdeschrevel]

In a world full of annoying youtubers, Joe and Nic are the oasis of the good stuff! A perfect blend of information, humor and in general a down to earth vibe which is so unique nowadays. Keep up the good work!

[Kathrynyoder-xj]

That house you found for sale was just listed not long after you filmed this video for the price of 25, 000. It is a cute 2 bedroom 1 bath built in 1950.

[hamcp]

Great to see these places. My mother grew up in Oil City and was married in the Methodist church you passed. While oil still flowed, the place was quite a bit more prosperous. We enjoyed many a summer vacation visiting my grandparents there. Thanks for the tour back in time!

[chami]

Je suis française et j'apprécie beaucoup de voyager au travers de vos vidéos fort intéressantes. Je m'aperçois, que dans beaucoup d'etats américains, les maisons sont de plus en plus abandonnées notamment à Détroit où les américains ont dû fuirent. Espérons que les prochaines décennies seront meilleures. Bravo pour votre travail. Merci.❤😊

[mineplow]

I adore the prowling of back roads to discover such things as what you show here. It's a combination of sad beauty and stark depression that haunts these places in a way that you can't describe unless you see it first hand. Thank you, Sir.

[vajraloka]

All these places could have manufacturing shops and factories, but the manufacturing got sent to Asia and South America. So probably most on disability, social security, or welfare.

[jacquesvillien]

Lol. I work at that hospital in Vivian. I've been watching you on and off the pass few weeks/months. Crazy coincidence. @ 20:00, I can see- someone is in my spot as I had the day off. If you ever come back to the area- I'll treat y'all to lunch. Cheers!