Brooks Nader Reveals If She Would Ever Move Back to Louisiana and Return to Her Small Town Roots (Exclusive)
- - Brooks Nader Reveals If She Would Ever Move Back to Louisiana and Return to Her Small Town Roots (Exclusive)
Natalia SenanayakeJanuary 1, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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Brooks Nader in March 2025 -
Brooks Nader shared her thoughts on possibly moving back to Louisiana one day during an exclusive interview with PEOPLE
The Love Thy Nader star was raised in Maringouin, La., a small town outside of Baton Rouge, and has previously spoken about her humble upbringing there
She’s now accustomed to the fast-paced nature of city life, as she currently splits her time between New York City and Los Angeles
Brooks Nader is reflecting on her Louisiana upbringing — and whether or not she'd ever return to the southern state.
While speaking exclusively to PEOPLE about her new partnership with Samsung SmartThings, the Love Thy Nader star, 28, opened up about splitting her time between Los Angeles and New York City, and calling both cities home base now.
Despite growing up in Maringouin, La., a small town outside of Baton Rouge, Nader says she’s grown accustomed to the fast-paced nature of city life — and she doesn’t plan on leaving that behind any time soon.
“I would never move back,” the model tells PEOPLE of possibly returning to her home state one day. “I love [Louisiana] so much,” she clarifies, “but I would never move back.”
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Brooks Nader in May 2025
Nader says she always has reasons to return and visit, including to see her family (“that’s first,” she notes), and to attend Louisiana State University football games under their new coach Lane Kiffin.
“But no, I would never live there. Once you go to the city, you can never go back — you know what I mean? Once you get a taste of life there, you just can't reverse,” she explains.
The reality star’s parents, Breaux Nader and Holland Greene Nader, still call Louisiana home and are longtime LSU Tigers fans. They often brought Brooks and her three sisters — Mary Holland, Grace Ann and Sarah Jane — to LSU games when they were younger.
Brooks also shares a place with her sisters in New York City — as documented through season 1 of their reality show Love Thy Nader. As they each make names for themselves in the city through modeling and other ventures, Brooks, the eldest daughter, admits that its unlikely any of the sisters settle back down in their home state.
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The Naders pose for a family photo at an LSU Football Game
“I mean, my parents wish that wasn't the case, because they still live in Louisiana,” Brooks adds, “but it's just not for us.”
In a previous interview with PEOPLE published in August, Brooks and her sisters opened up about the conservative small town they grew up in, and how their family members who still live in the area might react to the crazy shenanigans on their new reality show.
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Grace Ann Nader, Brooks Nader, Mary Holland Nader and Sarah Jane Nader in October 2025
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“With our family members back home in Louisiana, obviously, they were like, ‘Whoa, you're going to be on television, like the real TV?’” Brooks shared at the time. “So I think that they were shocked but not shocked, because it's very us. However, they have no idea what they're about to watch. We watched the first three episodes and we were like…”
“A lot of surprises coming,” Mary Holland chimed in, before Sarah Jane admitted, “Already doing some damage control.”
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