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Louisiana

JoeBlowToo

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1. He can forever cement his state into last place in virtually every category!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 05:59 AM

Mar 2013

WASHINGTON -- Louisiana ranks dead last on a new composite index comparing how the fifty states fare on measures of economic vitality, education, health, crime and governance. The "Camelot Index" is issued annually by Federal Funds Information for States, a non-partisan subscription service created by the National Governors Association and the National Conference of State Legislatures, which tracks and reports on the fiscal impact of federal budget and policy decisions on state budgets and programs.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/04/louisiana_the_least_congenial.html

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He can forever cement his state into last place in virtually every category! JoeBlowToo Mar 2013 #1