And to Blanco and Nagin, especially Blanco, NOLA citizens are most certainly serfs.
It is amazing that two states right next to each other offer such a stark contast. Two different worlds entirely.
The price of a free republic (no pun intended) is the blood of patriots. Texas paid that price in 1836 and we remember what it costs.
Louisiana was bought (like a slave) and has never had to pay for its existence (Civil War aside).
This is probably the major factor in the difference between the two states and societies.
It is amazing that two states right next to each other offer such a stark contast. Two different worlds entirely.
As the Texas Tourism Bureau used to advertise: "Texas: It's like a whole other country!" /grin