Southeast Texas vs southwest Louisiana

I'm eyeballing land for a homestead near the state line, and wondering if the grass is greener on the other side. I need to stay within an hour or two's drive from Lake Charles LA, and plan to grow trees for bareroot sales, small scale woodmilling, woodworking, ect. Mostly plan to sell online, so proximity to markets isn't that big a deal. Texas doesn't have an income tax, but seems like it makes up for it in property tax and may not make that much of a difference. Texas has a reputation for being business friendly and free, but a lot of blue state busibodies have moved there the past few years. Louisiana is a poor state and doesn't have much money to enforce tyranny unless you do something really obnoxious and stick out. But since I'm looking at very rural locations in both states, perhaps that doesn't make a difference either. So for people living in that region, do you think it makes a difference which side I pick?

Bumping this thread as I, too, would be curious to hear Texas and Louisiana natives' thoughts (or those who have been here long enough to have a good finger on the pulse of things), particularly as to how people feel it shakes out between the lack of income tax but higher property tax burden of Texas vs. the much lower property tax load but additional state income tax of Louisiana, as well as other matters particularly more pertinent to the owning and use of land for our purposes here, as opposed to the more purely "speculative" and "flipping" purposes of all the various and sundry "investors" we now find ourselves so inundated with.

I've lived in both areas for a combination of about 10 years and liked them both. Climate, vegetation, and growing conditions are similar. I think the decision should rest on first finding a piece of property that you love, and then on a little research. Cody, you already mention taxes, which is important, so other things to consider would be zoning laws, building codes, building restrictions, rainwater and greywater laws, etc. If you plan to keep livestock, you'd want to research laws pertaining to that along with fencing laws. You can also check at the county building inspectors office for plans by developers, such as is anyone planning a subdivision next to the property you like. Sometimes these things vary between state, county, and town jurisdictions, so it might be good to research all.