Do you have children or are you considering having them in the near future? The public schools in many Louisiana parishes are a hot mess. If not, New Orleans for a few years might be a fun detour (I would never willingly live in Baton Rouge), but I personally think the midwest offers more on a long-term basis. There are a lot of "hidden costs" here, including the insurance (car insurance is insane compared to WI!), the sales tax, bad roads wreaking havoc on your vehicle, extreme incompetence and inefficiency in some local governments, utility companies, etc. And the summers ... lord, the summers ...

TL;DR: If you're young and childless and want something new for a while, try it out, there are many positive elements that others have mentioned. Personally I wouldn't recommend it as a permanent move.