Why is southern Louisiana “the south” but central and west Texas are not?

From an outsider's perspective, Southern LA is its own thing. I mean, Nola doesn't even have sweet tea which is a staple of the South

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by justaniceguy

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justaniceguy

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what is your deal with all this "south" shite? are you bored? unemployed? bedridden?

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Southern Louisiana is Catholic, settled by Acadians, French, and some other groups

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if this how you are going to apply what southern is then central Texas which was settled by Germans isn't the south either. Neither is the Miss and Alabama gulf coast which were settled by the French

Instead of shutting down the threads of people that want to talk about history and learn valuable stuff why not just make a history board?

Locatio, location, location.

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West and central Texas did. They quit farming and starting ranching, but they are still Protestant, they still eat similar foods to the rest of the south, and their ancestors are the same people that make up Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, etc

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Not the same food. East and North of Dallas, they eat stuffing...that's not Southern. They all grew up VERY differently. The people of West Texas are very independent and don't have any of the Southern hospitality. They were used to not having many neighbors for a long distance and not even much of a town or settlement very close by.

You obviously haven't lived or spent much time in Lubbock, Amarillo, or parts North or West of Dallas. They are nothing like the South.