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Deep South = Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. This is one of the reasons why the Tennessee cities confused me.
Houston does not sit on the border of the DEEP South. Houston sits on the border of the general South and it is today greatly more influenced by Southwestern, Northern, Latin American, and Asian cultures than it is Southern.
I know you Houston people like to think your city is everything, but it isn't. And we are trying to have an actual constructive conversation here and you Houstonians blabbering about your city being this and that to distract the thread is annoying. Please spare us.
Houston & all of Southeast Texas (Golden Triangle of Beaumont/Port Aurthur/Orange) is where Cajun Country starts/ends dude.
Galveston Island is often times referred to as a "miniature New Orleans". It has the 2nd largest Mardi Gras celebration after you guessed it...New Orleans itself! Everything from the architecture to the people to the overall extremely laid back Gulf Coast vibe. That said, Galveston has a thriving LGBT community in its own right.
Galveston Island is often times referred to as a "miniature New Orleans". It has the 2nd largest Mardi Gras celebration after you guessed it...New Orleans itself! Everything from the architecture to the people to the overall extremely laid back Gulf Coast vibe. That said, Galveston has a thriving LGBT community in its own right.
I'd draw the line at Beaumont/PA.
Papadeaux's isn't a favorite outside of Texas. It's typical Red Lobster quality food in a chain setting.
Anyone who says that about Galveston is reaching.
Lafayette brings in about 250k per year, Galveston brings about 200k, and Lake Charles brings in around 150k during Carnival. Galveston Mardi Gras is a disgrace to the name, at least when I went.
But that guy who said Houston isn't influenced by the south (whatever that means) must not know much about the place, it's 110% southern.
I'd draw the line at Beaumont/PA.
Papadeaux's isn't a favorite outside of Texas. It's typical Red Lobster quality food in a chain setting.
Anyone who says that about Galveston is reaching.
Lafayette brings in about 250k per year, Galveston brings about 200k, and Lake Charles brings in around 150k during Carnival. Galveston Mardi Gras is a disgrace to the name, at least when I went.
But that guy who said Houston isn't influenced by the south (whatever that means) must not know much about the place, it's 110% southern.
Houston has become a lot more Southern & Cajun ever since Hurricane Katrina. Those businesses they once had in New Orleans that flooded they opened up in Houston & never looked back.
It was a double edge sword for Houston. We got all of the modern day crime & gangs that came with NOLA, but also its deep rooted culture too.
I can't even count the number of places to eat Crawfish in Houston anymore. There are literally hundreds if not thousands.
Galveston Island is often times referred to as a "miniature New Orleans". It has the 2nd largest Mardi Gras celebration after you guessed it...New Orleans itself! Everything from the architecture to the people to the overall extremely laid back Gulf Coast vibe. That said, Galveston has a thriving LGBT community in its own right.
You think a few New Orleans refugees make Houston Southern?
Sorry, but no. Houston is 45% Hispanic and 10% Asian. Of the one-third of the white people that are in the metro area a large chunk are transplants from the North. What does that leave? MAYBE 35-40% of the metros population that is derived from southern white and southern black populations.
Houston is not Southern. And it becomes less southern with each passing year.
You think a few New Orleans refugees make Houston Southern?
Sorry, but no. Houston is 45% Hispanic and 10% Asian. Of the one-third of the white people that are in the metro area a large chunk are transplants from the North. What does that leave? MAYBE 35-40% of the metros population that is derived from southern white and southern black populations.
Houston is not Southern. And it becomes less southern with each passing year.
250,000 came
111,000 remain
That's still a good size community of Cajuns in Houston.
111,000 is a drop in the bucket compared to the six million people in the Houston metro. I'm sure that many other cities in America have similar sized populations of Cajuns. I know at least one here in Atlanta.
Houston has become a lot more Southern & Cajun ever since Hurricane Katrina. Those businesses they once had in New Orleans that flooded they opened up in Houston & never looked back.
It was a double edge sword for Houston. We got all of the modern day crime & gangs that came with NOLA, but also its deep rooted culture too.
I can't even count the number of places to eat Crawfish in Houston anymore. There are literally hundreds if not thousands.
That makes no sense. New Orleans is not Cajun and Houston crime rate was rising before Katrina. Houston has always had gangs in the Latin Kings, Crips, GD's, and w/e else.
I couldn't count any place to eat crawfish in Houston. The places I remember seeing were in Port Arthur.
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250,000 came
111,000 remain
That's still a good size community of Cajuns in Houston.
Again, those people aren't Cajuns what so ever, at all. Those 110,000 are mostly blacks. Not Creole, nor Cajun.
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111,000 is a drop in the bucket compared to the six million people in the Houston metro. I'm sure that many other cities in America have similar sized populations of Cajuns. I know at least one here in Atlanta.
No there aren't. Cajuns are found along the gulf coast, centered around Lafayette, South and Southwestern Louisiana. You may know one or someone who claims his uncle is a bonefied Cajun but you never see populations in the tens of thousands, let alone 100k, in other cities, you may have a few hundred at most.
I was definitely at Trax. Very close to downtown. I thought I saw at least 4 gay bars clustered right there. Maybe my eyes deceived me because Trax was so big.
Trax is a small dive bar near the railroad tracks. It's near downtown, but the only thing big about it are some of the bears. If you were in a large dance club with a show bar, then you were likely at Play on Church Street. There are four other gay bars & clubs around it and OutCentral. It's in Midtown so just across the highway from downtown.
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I remember when the Chute was pretty much the only thing going in Nashville. That was a long time ago.
My few memories of the Chute are in a drunken haze. Of course, that means I totally miss it.
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If you were in a large dance club with a show bar, then you were likely at Play on Church Street. There are four other gay bars & clubs around it and OutCentral. It's in Midtown so just across the highway from downtown. 
