Talk:Ark-La-Tex
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Who invented this sobriquet? Quite recent I imagine. Sounds journalese for "Texarkana." Wetman 07:57, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- I don't know if the name was invented or emerged gradually over time, although I am inlcined to think the latter. The name is not recent, my 82 year old grandmother has used the name her entire life. I would say that the name at least predates the use of the word Oklahoma to discribe the modern state as it is not included in the name, but is considered part of the region. There are also variants on the spelling ArkLaTex and Arklatex, both of which are more commonly used by locals. The Ark-La-Tex spelling was popularized by televison stations, and is more popular to use in business names. Personally I prefer Arklatex or ArkLaTex to Ark-La-Tex, it just looks idiotic. Ark-La-Tex does get more google hits though, which is why I haven't moved it.
- The name is does not refer to Texarkana, but a region roughly the size of New Hampshire and Vermont, with a population between one and two million depending on how its borders are defined. Texarkana is only the secondary metro area, Shreveport/Bossier is the major metro. With Marshall, Texas and Natchitoches, Louisiana as the other major population centers in the region.
- -JCarriker 18:07, Aug 5, 2004 (UTC)
