Jamie, not only am I from Beaumont, but I am a volunteer firefighter/EMT for the past 17 years (Nacogdoches County). And we have Louisiana roots in common as well. My maternal grandmother and her mother's family are from Louisiana----grandmother born in Noble and others from Red River/Bienville Parish. That is because Bienville Parish and elsewhere were gerrymandered by the yankees during Reconstruction. As for SE Texas origin, I have webbed feet to prove it.