re: Is Baton Rouge redneck or Cajun?

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The one thing you got right is that there are two types of Cajun, Prairie and Bayou.

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This is essentially what I was referring to. What's mostly west of the Atchafalaya Basin? Prairies. What's mostly East Atchafalaya basin? Bayous.

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There is no such thing as a Yat Cajun.

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Never said there was. I specifically said it was, "what I call". Language is dynamic and always changing. There are very few hard-and-fast rules and we make them up as we go along. I choose that phrase because it denotes an endemic culture like Cajun is but with a New Orleans influence.

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The Acadians did not settle in Orleans Parish

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Where in my post did I say they did?

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Yats have Irish and Italian heritage.

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I grew up in New Orleans my whole life. I went to Orleans Parish Public Schools. I took several classes in Louisiana history with a heavy focus on New Orleans history. I'm well aware of New Orleans cultural history.

I've noticed many members here assume too much when they read posts.

My whole point was that there are two endemic cultures that are often assumed to be Cajun by Carpetbaggers. One group has a heavy and pure Cajun accent the other has what can often be mistaken as a Cajun accent and in some cases does have a Cajun sound but with a little bit of a yat accent.