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re: Is Louisiana part of the Deep South?
Posted on 10/21/25 at 8:44 pm to Epic Cajun
Posted on 10/21/25 at 8:44 pm to Epic Cajun
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Southern Louisiana is its own thing, central and northern Louisiana are definitely Deep South culturally. The panhandle of Florida is also Deep South culturally.
Yep, and I'd say northern Alabama, Georgia north of Atlanta, and the Piedmont region of South Carolina are more South than Deep South.
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Posted on 10/21/25 at 8:53 pm to Turnblad85
William T. Sherman and "Beast" Butler thought it was.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 8:53 pm to Turnblad85
I would quibble some with the map below but I think it makes some interesting points that regional cultures tend to coagulate around the geographical and socioeconomic influences of navigable waterways.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 8:57 pm to AUFANATL
That map overall is pretty damn accurate, with regional discrepancies in each, of course.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:19 pm to Turnblad85
I’d add North Louisiana and West Tennessee to the Deep South
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:26 pm to Turnblad85
MS/AL are the heart of the Deep South. Things expand out from there.
Northern FL is included too.
Northern FL is included too.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:59 pm to Turnblad85
Louisiana’s the Mid-South, BAW.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:23 pm to Turnblad85
This proves Mizzou dosen't belong........
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:34 pm to jchamil
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I’d add North Louisiana and West Tennessee to the Deep South
I'd agree with that. West TN has more in common with MS, AL & LA than East TN. It's not a perfect 1 to 1 match but North AL & East TN have more in common with each other than East/West TN & North/South AL in my experience. The divide is more noticable in TN than AL from what I've seen but it's close. Huntsville, Chattanooga, Knoxville (& Greenville, SC for that matter) all have similar scenery/settings/vibes. Memphis, Montgomery & Mobile (again not a perfect 1 to 1 match) all have similar vibes or at mimimum are closer in likeness than the cities mentioned above from North AL/East TN. Demographics, landscape, lifestyle, politics, culinary styles, etc.
This post was edited on 10/21/25 at 11:29 pm
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:40 pm to WhiteMandingo
Missouri is more southern than Oklahoma
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:46 pm to AUFANATL
Thank you! Always thought of BR LA as Gulf South
The Gulf South is deeper than the Deep South
The Gulf South is deeper than the Deep South
Posted on 10/21/25 at 11:06 pm to Turnblad85
As someone who grew up in one of the "capitals" of the deep South, the southern parts of LA are not remotely deep South. My wife, who grew up in SELA, agrees wholeheartedly. I am also not sure why anyone would fight to be included in the club.
The deep South is very insular, not nearly as inviting as it seems on the surface, and they won't ask you where you went to high school because if you matter to them, they already know your family history. Until very recently, most of the deep South counties were run by families that were running them when LA was still owned by the French.
The deep South is very insular, not nearly as inviting as it seems on the surface, and they won't ask you where you went to high school because if you matter to them, they already know your family history. Until very recently, most of the deep South counties were run by families that were running them when LA was still owned by the French.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 11:34 pm to Turnblad85
Only the northeastern area of Louisiana is part of the Deep South.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:03 am to ljhog
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Lafayette is considered by some to be the center of Arcadian culture.
Acadian. And Lafayette is only one city in the area in south central Louisiana known as Acadiana. It also includes St. Martinville, Erath, Mamou, New Iberia, etc, etc. But yes, it is its own unique place.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 2:46 am to Turnblad85
No. Louisiana, according to most historians and educated people is considered the "sophisticated south".
Posted on 10/22/25 at 5:50 am to saderade
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Texas is not the south. It’s its own entity.
Texas likes to identify as it's own entity, yet was quick to ride the backs of the U.S.A., and then the C.S.A.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 5:52 am to Turnblad85
Missouri is sorta the south. They had slavery and the state was split during the civil war. Hell, some of the worst fighting was from there and it’s where Jesse James was from, and fought with qantrail’s raiders, a notorious band of confederate raiders.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 5:57 am to Turnblad85
Which yankee made that map?
Posted on 10/22/25 at 6:07 am to N2cars
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Any deeper and you're in the Gulf
That's what your wife told me.
This post was edited on 10/22/25 at 6:08 am
Posted on 10/22/25 at 6:13 am to Turnblad85
Your an idiot !
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