over time, louisianans, black and white, who identified with french culture and language and feared being overwhelmed by the americans who arrived in new orleans after the louisiana purchase self-identified as creoles. afro-creoles of his class considered themselves to be cosmopolitan gentlemen and lady. bilingual and mannerly, they looked to paris for inspiration. many elite afro-creole men wore silk pants and fine jackets. they dined with silver utensils, filled homes with books and furniture, attended the och are a, published their own newspaper, studied classical literature, formed lodges and drew inspiration from the ideals of the french revolution. their ranks included writers, poets and xoeters as well as doctors, merchants and skilled art sans. they constituted only 7% of the south's free black population in 1860, louisiana's afro-creoles held almost 60% of the real estate owned by the free black people. on under the slave regime, creoles of color took pride in the identity they shared with white creoles. they relished food, wine and french colonial architecture. white creoles pat

her to him, even though their politics really don't line up, that much at least on the concerned louisiananscassidy has gotten a lot of help from the national republican party and outside groups. and then katrina, that started driving out certain populations that would have voted for democrats, and they moved to texas or atlanta and other places and she has not been able to rebuild that support. they were hoping to bring out 30% of the vote, and she would win 30% of the white vote, and it's the white vote that would be difficult for her to find. three weeks ago right before the election, she told chuck todd that part of it is because she thinks certain voters in louisiana don't like the president because of the color of his skin. you talk to democrats privately, and they would say they agree with her on that. >> and democrats no longer hold a senate seat across the south. how do democrats recover from this? >> that is a big question go into the next few cycles. i think they believe they can be helped to some extent in 2016, is that the presidential elections voters turn out in groves, and th

over time, louisianans, black and white, who identified with french culture and language and feared being overwhelmed by the americans who arrived in new orleans after the louisiana purchase self-identified as creoles. afro-creoles of his class considered themselves to be cosmopolitan gentlemen and lady. bilingual and mannerly, they looked to paris for inspiration. many elite afro-creole men wore silk pants and fine jackets. they dined with silver utensils, filled homes with books and furniture, attended the och are a, published their own newspaper, studied classical literature, formed lodges and drew inspiration from the ideals of the french revolution. their ranks included writers, poets and xoeters as well as doctors, merchants and skilled art sans. they constituted only 7% of the south's free black population in 1860, louisiana's afro-creoles held almost 60% of the real estate owned by the free black people. on under the slave regime, creoles of color took pride in the identity they shared with white creoles. they relished food, wine and french colonial architecture. white creoles pat