That's just stupid. And ignorant.
The author said that other nearby areas have near-identical racial makeups, but that they didn't descend to the depths of depraved behavior that a segment of New Orleanians did. His point was: They were created, by the socialistic, but inept, government in NO.
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The author of this article is stretching quite a bit when he says that the ethnic make up of the two areas he sites are similar. They are not.
That said I am not casting my lot with any notions of genetics. I just thought a false premise should be pointed out.