I am a Southern Baptist.  Most people think that means a baptist in the south, but that's not exactly what it means.  Do you know anything about the Southern Baptist denomination/?
I know they have conventions in New Orleans .. :)
Yes.  They have conventions all over.  There are more than 15 million members in this denomination.  It is the largest Protestant denomination in the United States.  It is the second largest Christian denomination after Catholicism.  
we have 30+ here just in New Orleans. Do you have male as well as female led pastors ?
There has been some discussion of female led pastors; some heated discussions at that.  There are some co-pastors, and deaconesses.  And I believe there may be a couple of female pastors.  The denomination has shifted substantially both regionally and historically since the 1940s.  
Southern Baptist churches are evangelical in doctrine and practice.
Yes; exactly.  Protestants rejected the Roman Catholic doctrine of papal supremacy and sacraments.  They believe justification by faith alone, and focus that in their evangelical preaching based upon the sole authority of the Scriptures.  
The Southern Baptist Convention was organized in 1845 primarily for the purpose of creating a mission board to support the sending of Baptist missionaries. 
Yes.  It was organized in 1845 in Augusta, Georgia.  They battled over whether slave owners could serve as missionaries.  
I remember reading about that. THe SBC is truly an interesting piece of history to read about and experience !
After the Civil War, the convention was split again over whether or not to accept African-American congregations.  Many of the African-American denominations became Methodists.