<p>I have not lived in NOLA but I did live in the Houston area, which has a similar climate. I lived in a nice condominium and a in loft in Galveston at various times. I also knew many very wealthy people who had quite nice houses. No one was free of cockroaches! We even had regular professional exterminators scheduled. They just come with the territory.</p>
<p>We used to say, “You have never seen a real (Texas) cockroach until you’ve seen one run across your kitchen floor carrying a grapefruit in its mouth.”</p>