There is a crape myrtle on the corner of my house by the garage door. Planted by my late MIL way too close to the house and it grows until it hits the eaves of the house.
After pruning it severely several years, and not doing very much good, I cut the thing off at ground level with the chain saw. It still comes back 2 or 3 times a year and will be 6-7 feet tall in no time.
Most people don't realize that crape myrtles are trees -- not shrubs -- and you can't hardly kill them if you try.
I’ve been wanting to get one since I moved back to Ohio from Arkansas. I’ve never seen one here but if, as you say, “you can’t hardly kill ‘em,” I think it’s worth a try.