re: Which state is the most similar to Louisiana?

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y south Ms or Houston because of all of the La transplants

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Other than the pine trees and red dirt I feel pretty at home in south MS many have fled the bayou state. I bet half the county was born in south eastern LA

North LA - Canada

South LA - Las Vegas

From the outside most people think what South LA is when they think of y'all. As I'm sure you're aware. Overall I'd say Mississippi is probably the closest. Maybe Florida.

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I worked in south ark 2 years. IQ levels drop 20 points going into s ark. There wasn’t a dept head there that wasn’t practically retarded. Out of 40 employees I had, only 2 belonged in the lab. So don’t include s ark to n la. East Texas is the answer.

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I once lived in North Arkansas (Jonesboro) for a few years and even Arkansas makes fun of SA. But there’s not anything remotely similar between SA and NLA. Plus NLA is split. From Minden to Shreveport south to Deridder and back up is close to East TX. Ruston is an island of itself with Monroe down to Georgetown East has its own deal going.

Observations from someone who’s lived/worked all over the US.
That Eastern NLA is either closer to the MS Delta (NOT the AR Delta) or the hilly part is actually very very close to Alabama (particularly South Alabama).
That Western portion is very close to East Texas.
CenLa reminds me of North Mississippi ( Starkville / Philadelphia area).
SW LA reminds me of Beaumont/ Orange TX.
Acadiana is its own country.
BR is a mashup of all of us.
NO area is similar to the Bronx / Boston
The toe of the boot is similar to South MS.

Also the UP of Michigan, rural Ohio, upstate NY, rural Wisconsin, the Florida panhandle (the trees part) Western TN, Southern IL, rural parts of MN, Northern CA, rural Washington are all very similar to NLA.

Louisiana is a unique blend of so many cultures. I’ve been married into Cajun French cultures, one of my best friends is from Mamou, my DIL is from DeRidder, my SIL is from CENLA, my other best friend is from Ruston, and I’ve got many friends in Houma, Metairie, and even over to Cameron. We all different but similar in that we all are crazier than most folks (maybe not Alaska).

State = Mississippi

New Orleans = Baltimore

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Doesn't seem to be much difference between North La and Southern Ar.

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There ain't much difference between North West La and North East Texas either


Minden, Homer, Shreveport, Marshall, Longview, Tyler about the same

South Louisiana is a lot like Hawaii culturally. Big emphasis on family. More clannish than most areas but once they accept you and trust you they are more open and accepting and treat strangers as family.

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North LA - Canada South LA - Las Vegas

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South La-Canada, North La- Yankees

new orleans is nothing like the Bronx or Boston. new Orleans ain’t like any part of Louisiana both north and south. we are similar to the low country in south carolina