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re: What town or city best represents Louisiana's culture?
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:16 pm to RunninReb
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:16 pm to RunninReb
quote:
IMO, Lafayette area represents the good stuff about Louisiana. Authentic cajun food, music, language, hunting/fishing etc.
Baton Rouge (and to an extent Shreveport) represent the other side of the coin. Corrupt politics, dysfunction, poverty
You think Lafayette is immune to these?
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Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:17 pm to 4Bagger
This a dumb question
Proves there are dumb questions
It’s Ponchatoula
Proves there are dumb questions
It’s Ponchatoula
This post was edited on 5/12/25 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:17 pm to turnpiketiger
quote:
Shreveport is too much like East Texas
Shreveport Demographics
Black - 56%
White - 37%
Hispanic - 3 to 4%
Tyler TX Demographics:
Black - 22%
White - 49%
Hispanic - 24%
This is one of the most common, very incorrect statements on TD. Shreveport is nothing like East Texas as the Demographics are vastly different. Much more like Mississippi Demographically than East Texas.
Didn't know this until now, but Shreveport has the highest percent of metropolitan population as Black in Louisiana, and 6th highest in US (behind Jackson, Memphis, Macon, Montgomery, Columbus GA). Baton Rouge 9th and Nola 12th.
Wiki link showing metro % as Black: LINK
This post was edited on 5/12/25 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:19 pm to Saunson69
Now do the same demographic statistic but compare Beaumont and Shreveport.
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:19 pm to 4Bagger
Dulac
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:20 pm to Oilfieldbiology
quote:
You think Lafayette is immune to these?
The political climate in Lafayette is light years ahead of Shreveport or BR. Lafayette is a well managed city and parish for being in such a dumpster fire of a state.
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:20 pm to 4Bagger
Richwood
This post was edited on 5/12/25 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:21 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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As the capital and home of the state's flagship university, it probably is the closest thing to an amalgamation of all of the state's "cultures" as you are going to find.
I agree with this. It’s not glamorous but Metro BR captures a lot of the state’s different cultures. It’s pretty representative compared to someplace like New Orleans that’s really just its own thing entirely.
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:25 pm to 4Bagger
Ellick
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:28 pm to turnpiketiger
Shreveport Demographics
Black - 56%
White - 37%
Hispanic - 3%
Beaumont Demographics
Black - 47%
White - 28%
Hispanic - 18%
Shreveport has the highest % Black metropolitan in Louisiana, and the 6th highest in the US. Trailing 1st. Jackson, then Memphis, then Macon, then Montgomery then Columbus GA. Nola city is higher, but Metarie, Kenner, Northshore is mostly white.
Filter % metropolitan population by race here: LINK
Black - 56%
White - 37%
Hispanic - 3%
Beaumont Demographics
Black - 47%
White - 28%
Hispanic - 18%
Shreveport has the highest % Black metropolitan in Louisiana, and the 6th highest in the US. Trailing 1st. Jackson, then Memphis, then Macon, then Montgomery then Columbus GA. Nola city is higher, but Metarie, Kenner, Northshore is mostly white.
Filter % metropolitan population by race here: LINK
This post was edited on 5/12/25 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:29 pm to Tyga Woods
High crime per capita, low economic success, failing school systems, rapidly declining downtown. Flooded with fast food, fat people, and crappy infrastructure. Truly the pinnacle of Louisiana culture.
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:38 pm to yaboidarrell
quote:
Chalmette
Nah
I think it’s Laplace
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:39 pm to justaniceguy
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think it would have to be somewhere that is a mix of southern and northern Louisiana culture.
You described grand isle in the summer
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:40 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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Probably Baton Rouge
Nope.
This post was edited on 5/12/25 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:41 pm to 4Bagger
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Lafayette?
No.
That’s what great about Louisiana - we have so many different cultures
As many southern states do
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:47 pm to 4Bagger
Lacassine.
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:48 pm to 4Bagger
BR Metro
You have EBR which has corruption, crime, and terrible roads/traffic.
LP is like the redneck representation for BR and AP is the cajun/bayou representation.
You have EBR which has corruption, crime, and terrible roads/traffic.
LP is like the redneck representation for BR and AP is the cajun/bayou representation.
This post was edited on 5/12/25 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:48 pm to 4Bagger
Katy Texas
Posted on 5/12/25 at 4:55 pm to member12
quote:
The unofficial capital of the part of Louisiana whose economy is based on timber and speeding tickets is Alexandria. Alexandria has nothing in common with anywhere else in Louisiana though.
Fun fact: Ellick has two synagogues within three blocks of each other. They're not on speaking terms.
quote:
Ruston is the center of culture for north Louisiana, but it's still Funroe centric in many ways.
IYAM there are three different subsections to North Louisiana. Ruston is ground zero for red clay hills Baptist country. Monroe is the border between hill country and the Delta. West of a Natchitoches/Shreveport line is a different area entirely.
Posted on 5/12/25 at 5:12 pm to cajuntiger1010
quote:and people who are from there think it’s the greatest place ever, but it really sucks
You have EBR which has corruption, crime, and terrible roads/traffic.
Just like if you inserted any other Louisiana city/town
But you can’t have much fun in BR like in other places, and food is mediocre
This post was edited on 5/12/25 at 5:17 pm
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