re: Italian Immigration to Louisiana

Eh, have you done the math on that? It doesn't quite add up.

I do enjoy that they refine data over time. A decade ago, 51% of me was English. Now, I learn that 35% of my total is Irish/Merseyside. The rest is African, and somehow, there is a good chunk of sub Saharan African.

The Med is an interesting heritage experience. The Romans ruled and procreated with most of North Africa. There are ships going everywhere, all the time, for thousands of years. The Moors took a lot of Spain, etc.