I may be wrong, but to me, Louisiana has its own distinct culture, as opposed to Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, or the others. I say this with the full knowledge that I’ve never actually been that far East. I’ve been to Louisiana a bunch, but not the other states.
I can agree with that to a large extent. The Cajun/Creole thing does make for an interesting distinction. There's so much of the state that has little to none of that influence, though. On the whole, your average non-Cajun Louisianan (which is most of them) is going to be more similar to Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia folks, than to Texas folks. Well.....east and southeast Texas, I should say, because obviously the further into Texas you go, the culture keeps changing.
I'm not claiming there is a vast difference between Louisianans and East Texans. Only that the difference is greater than that between a typical Louisianan and an Alabaman.
I think culture depends a lot on history. Texas has a very distinctive history. So do all states, I know, but I mean the origin of and path to Texas statehood is unlike anything in the other Southern states. I know if you go far back enough, the geographic territory of Louisiana has a distinct history as well, but the culture between Louisiana and the other Deep South states had coalesced to a certain point by the time their history as
states began. And that gives them more of a shared identity than what you get between Texas and Louisiana.
Plus, Louisiana is firmly SEC! SEC! SEC! Texas is forever SWC. So there's that
