or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian and Hispanic or Latino populations identify ethnically and/or culturally as Cajun or Louisiana Creole. Nearby Acadiana and Greater New Orleans, however, have more Cajuns and Louisiana Creoles as those regions are epicenters of Acadian and multiracial Louisiana heritage. Religion While Greater New Orleans and Acadiana are historically and predominantly Roman Catholic, the Florida Parishes are greatly influenced by Protestantism through British colonialism and missionary efforts, in addition to American settlement. In contrast with North and Central Louisiana, however, the Florida Parishes region is still dominated by the Roman Catholic Church as its single-largest Christian denomination. The second-largest overall denominational tradition in the region (especially Greater Baton Rouge) are Baptists. Baptists form the largest overall Protestant majority within Louisiana according to the Pew Research Center's 2014 study, spread among the Southern Baptist Convention—established in separation from the Northern Baptists (today the American Baptist Churches USA) over Southern white clergy and laymen's justifications of slavery—and the National Baptist Convention, USA which formed out of many black Baptist bodies leaving the Southern Baptists and white supervision. See also Intrastate regions Republic of West Florida Lake Pontchartrain References External links Map of Louisiana regions National Park Services – Florida Parishes Florida Parishes weather Historical regions Regions of Louisiana Spanish Florida West Florida Former regions and territories of the United States Territory of Orleans