U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Louisiana > New Orleans
 [Register]
New Orleans New Orleans - Metairie - Kenner metro area
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
View Poll Results: Is New Orleans a southern or southwestern city?
Southern 123 96.85%
Southwestern 4 3.15%
Voters: 127. You may not vote on this poll

 
 
Old 05-29-2009, 09:28 PM
 
Location: Charlotte, NC (in my mind)
7,946 posts, read 16,607,495 times
Reputation: 4662

Advertisements

Is New Orleans a southern or southwestern city? Why?
Rate this post positively Quick reply to this message

 
Old 05-29-2009, 09:44 PM
 
Location: On the Great South Bay
8,347 posts, read 12,079,605 times
Reputation: 8771
Quote:
Originally Posted by bchris02 View Post
Is New Orleans a southern or southwestern city? Why?
Technically, if you use the Mississippi river to divide the country to western and eastern halves then New Orleans will be in the West. IMHO however, I see New Orleans and Louisana as a whole far more connected to the Southeast than the West.

Last edited by LINative; 05-29-2009 at 09:44 PM.. Reason: added "far"
Rate this post positively Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-29-2009, 09:44 PM
 
4,570 posts, read 7,205,637 times
Reputation: 2605
I don't really see a large Latin influx in New Orleans as I do with cities like Phoenix, El Paso, Santa Fe. So it's Southern.
Rate this post positively Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-29-2009, 09:48 PM
 
Location: Houston
5,842 posts, read 3,451,628 times
Reputation: 3840
It's a mixture of Creole and Southern cultures. There's nothing even remotely southwestern about it.
Rate this post positively Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-29-2009, 09:49 PM
 
Location: Bay Ridge, NY
1,915 posts, read 7,752,503 times
Reputation: 557
Definitely Southern.
Rate this post positively Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-29-2009, 09:50 PM
 
Location: Charlotte, NC (in my mind)
7,946 posts, read 16,607,495 times
Reputation: 4662
Quote:
Originally Posted by ahzzie View Post
It's a mixture of Creole and Southern cultures. There's nothing even remotely southwestern about it.
I agree. To be southwestern, you need latin influence. That doesn't start until at least Houston and that is pushing it. San Antionio is the real gateway to the southwest in my opinion.
Rate this post positively Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-29-2009, 09:52 PM
 
2,414 posts, read 5,528,036 times
Reputation: 1219
This question would be more appropriate for Texas. That is worth debating.
Rate this post positively Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-29-2009, 09:52 PM
 
Location: Houston
5,842 posts, read 3,451,628 times
Reputation: 3840
LOL if Latin influence is the measure of southwestern then Houston is the capitol!
Rate this post positively Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-29-2009, 09:54 PM
 
Location: Charlotte, NC (in my mind)
7,946 posts, read 16,607,495 times
Reputation: 4662
Quote:
Originally Posted by ahzzie View Post
LOL if Latin influence is the measure of southwestern then Houston is the capital!
But the architecture isn't near as latin influenced as El Paso, Phoenix, etc.
Rate this post positively Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-29-2009, 09:57 PM
 
Location: New Orleans, United States
4,230 posts, read 10,055,179 times
Reputation: 1439
Quote:
Originally Posted by LINative View Post
Technically, if you use the Mississippi river to divide the country to western and eastern halves then New Orleans will be in the West. IMHO however, I see New Orleans and Louisana as a whole far more connected to the Southeast than the West.
The majority of New Orleans and its metro is on the eastern side of the Mississippi River.

New Orleans is more so southern by location than by culture but, no part of Lousiana or southeast texas should even bec onsidered southwest.
Rate this post positively Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


 
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:

Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram

Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Louisiana > New Orleans

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2023, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top