I don't understand the NOLA vs Huntington argument at all.
Completely different places, culture and, to some extent, language...well there is culture in NOLA.
If not for my wife, I wouldn't be back in Huntington...
But I wouldn't choose to live in NOLA, either.
There are other tourist-attraction cites where I've stayed for a few days up to 2-3 months where I wouldn't want to live also.
Among them are the real Charleston, Savannah, Orlando, Myrtle Beach, Tampa-St Pete.
Savannah & Charleston both have incredibly awful areas, similar to NOLA.
BUT some people love to live there. Different strokes.