About 1,500 people who speak Russian live in Louisiana. Many of them moved here in the late 80s and early 90s. Yulia Belova, an English teacher from Cherepovets, moved to the USA, where she married an American and now lives in Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana. She notes that Russians are treated very well here. "We are as exotic to them as Africans are in Russia," she says. Sometimes jokes are made about espionage, but these are just jokes; no one suspects anything seriously. Without a credit history, it is difficult here; when applying for a job, they often check credit ratings. A responsible payer has a high or medium rating, which indicates reliability. Interest rates on credit cards vary, starting from 12%. Yulia has a rate of 22% due to her short credit history, but she is working on improving it. In Russia, the rates are much higher. Here, you can take out a mortgage for 30 years, and it is realistically payable if you do not lose your job. The interest rate is about 4-6%. The same goes for auto loans. Yulia's car loan interest was only 0.4%.

Svetlana Jackson talks about the local Russian-speaking community: "We often hold events for children so they do not forget the Russian language. Once a year at the Global Community Day festival, we represent Russia by treating guests to gingerbread, sushki, and kvass." Louisiana has a developed oil and gas industry, and in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, where there are universities, educational programs are actively developing. These cities are considered promising for relocation.

Additionally, Louisiana has a cultural and educational organization called Moscow Nights, which is the only society in the state dedicated to preserving Russian culture.