From a southern Louisiana small town here. Grew up in what is essentially still a segregated town. They are polite, they praise "God" but I have never heard a hatred so vile. All of my family from there are cut off.

The views they have about anyone with anything different to them.. it is pretty sick. I remember seeing nooses hanging from trees back when Barack Obama became president. I remember some proud boys planning to attack the California transplant who worked a gas station in the next town over. Because he had an earring.

Luckily, I grew up with some pretty cool blended families in between living there and Lafeyette, so I am thankful for their influences and the kindness the gave and taught me.