madp, a question I have is where are you finding women (young or not) that you might be interested in dating? NOLA is far from returning to the city it once was and that might be skewing the opportunities for a broader range of ages.
In response to the OP, I preferred older men when I was in my 20's. Men my age seemed inexperienced (of course), and rather shallow in their interests. Then again, my dating pool may have been influenced by the draft and Vietnam.
P.S. I married "the" older man of my 20's. We are together for the long haul.