Someone told me the two were not "southern" and were more like new york then the soth.|||Baton Rouge is like being on the border of Cajun Country and the Baptist world. Most Cajun's agree the nothern border of Cajun Country is the North End Zone of Tiger Stadium at LSU. I was born in Louisiana many years ago and recently I lived near Baton Rouge for 6 years. New Orleans is like being on whole 'nuther planet.Especially at MardiGras. Neither is a typical Southern town with a Southern Heirarchy, the Slave owners are gone (they live in the suburbs) They pretend to do the Southern Charm things but it is mostly for show and they go promptly back to the Hustle and Bustle of City-living on Ash Wednesday.|||New Orleans and Baton Rouge can not even be compared to each other, much less New York. New Orleans has a lot of character because of the old buildings and charm it has on it's streets. Baton Rouge is more modern. I am not sure what you consider Southern, but when I think of Southern, I think of a lot of land with open field and plantation homes. If you are looking for this, there is plenty plantations to tour on River Road, which is about equal distance from both New Orleans and Baton Rouge. It is a road that follows the Mississippi and some of the famous plantations are located there. One of River Roads famous plantations is Oak Alley Plantation http://www.oakalleyplantation.com Many movies were filmed here. Another great place to go is Saint Francisville. This is located North of Baton Rouge. It also has a few gorgeous plantations, including the Myrtles. The Myrtles is one of the United States top 10 haunted places. Most plantations have bed and breakfast's, which are really nice.|||New Orleans and New York have more in common than New Orleans and Baton Rouge. NOLA and NY are both "old" cities (for the USA) and developed at about the same time. Obviously NY is much larger than NOLA, but the municipal governments, history of immigration, and economics (port, etc) are similar. Baton Rouge is a "New South" city and has more in common with Atlanta than with New Orleans. Despite what you hear in Hollywood movies, New Orleans accents are like New York accents. NOLA is not and never was a "Cajun" city.|||With people moving from area to another the distinctions become less evident, however, you can be sure they are southern.

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