Louisiana

NickName: The Pelican State
Named in honor of France's King Louis XIV

Capital City: Baton Rouge
Location: 30.448N, 091.126W
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Brief overview
Louisiana is appropriately shaped like a capital L and is bordered by Mississippi on the east, the Gulf of Mexico on the south, Texas on the west, and Arkansas on the north.

The positive point with Louisiana is its lower cost of living. And on the flip side is a report by independent firm, Morgan Quitno Press, that ranked LA in the bottom five of its criterion of selecting a state they are:
  • 4th least livable.
  • 4th least healthy.
  • 5th most unsafe.
  • 47th smartest state.

Morgan Quinto has been ranking states on the basis of several measures for the past one and half decade.

But for temporary visitors the state has many attractions, New Orleans is the major draw, known particularly for its picturesque French Quarter and the annual Mardi Gras celebration, held since 1838. The north's major city is Shreveport, where casinos and horse racing help bolster the economy, the state capital of Baton Rouge, in southeastern Louisiana, is home to Louisiana State University and the lingering legends and legacy of 1930s politician Huey P. Long.

Riverboat gambling has long been associated with the state and its mighty Mississippi River. The state has 11 floating casinos. Horse racing and betting can also be found in Bossier City, Lafayette and New Orleans.

15 Vital Statistics Affecting Your Relocation LA USA  
1. Belief: "Most People are Honest" (6-level agree/disagree) 3.66 4
2. Belief: "Most People Can be Trusted" 0.33 0
3. Attended Meetings in Town or School Affairs (percent) 0.15 0
4. Overall State Ranking - New Economy Index 45th
5. Cost of Living Index 73.43 100
6. Average Apartment Rent 760.0000 617
7. Average Home Price 237594.0000 223400
8. Average Total Energy Cost 139.8200 126.75
9. Average Phone Bill 26.0600 16.85
10. Gasoline/Gallon 1.4100 1.5
11. Hospital Room/Day 571.0000 334.33
12. Doctor Visit 59.8000 66.7
13. Average Auto Insurance Premium, 2000 967.21 792.91
14. % of Days That are Sunny 60 56.88
15. Crime Index 687 416
Contents
 Louisiana Info For You  More Louisiana
 Even More Louisiana  State Information with Links
 Finances and Taxes  New Economy Index (1=Highest, 50=Lowest)
 Crime  Pollution
 Demographics  From the 2000 Census Reports
 Education  Quality Of Life: Child Well - Being - 1998
 Financial & Governmental Comparisons  Map Of Louisiana With Border States
Louisiana Info for you
Driving licenses OMV
License Plates Louisiana
State Official Website http://www.state.la.us/
Department of Education Department-Education
Current events Louisiana News Headlines
Courts Judicial System
Constitution 18th State
Libraries Louisiana
Senators and Representatives US House
US Senate
Louisiana House: Members
Louisiana Senate: Members
Locating post office addresses http://www.mapsonus.com/db/USPS/
Golf courses http://www.golfcourse.com/search/simpleq.cfm
Banks http://www3.fdic.gov/idasp/main.asp
More Louisiana ...
Area 51843 sq.mi, 31st Land 43566 sq. mi., 33rd Water 8277 sq.mi., 5th Coastline 397 mi.; 5th Shoreline 7,721mi. 3rd
Admission to Statehood April 30, 1812
Motto Union, justice, and confidence
Capital Baton Rouge
Largest cities and links New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Lafayette
Lake Charles
Kenner
Bossier City
Monroe
Alexandria
New Iberia
Climate Louisiana
Weather Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Metropolitan
Average Temperatures LA USA
Winter 61.91 42.79
Spring 77.16 64.36
Summer 91.5 83.95
Fall 78.84 65.89
Precipitation(Rain Fall) 65.3 39.41
% of Days That are Sunny 109.81 103.29
Even more Louisiana
Titbits
Nickname including its origin The Pelican State ,Named in honor of France's King Louis XIV
Symbols flower: magnolia (1900)
tree: bald cypress (1963)
bird: eastern brown pelican (1958)
songs: “Give Me Louisiana” and “You Are My Sunshine”
Song Give Me LouisianaClick Here for Song
Demographics LA USA
Median Age 2000 35.11 37.8
% Change in Population 2000 to 2001 0.3 1
Poverty Rate, 2000 17.5 11.14
% Public Aid Recipients 2000 5.3 3.79
% Births to Unmarried Women in 2000 46.3 32.92
Health LA USA
Health Care Cost Relative to U.S. average, 2002 1 0.99
Infant Mortality /1000 Live Births, 1998 9 7.14
Nonfederal Physicians, 1999 273 266.54
Death Rate by Accident, 1998 2006 1988.92
Estimated Rate of New Cancer Cases, 2001 504.2 479.19
Obesity - % of Indiv. 30lbs over Weight or Greater (2001) 23.3 20.46
State Links
Capitol Tour Capitol-Tour
Area Code 225, 318, 337, 504, 985
Constitution 18th State
County Profile 64 Counties
Agriculture Seafood, cotton, soybeans, cattle, sugarcane, poultry and eggs, dairy products, rice.
Industry Chemical products, petroleum and coal products, food processing, transportation equipment, paper products, tourism.
Editorial Cartoons Cartoonists Index
Flower Magnolia
Geographic Center Avoyelles, 3 miles southeast of Marksville
Governor M.J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. (R)
Highest Point Driskill Mtn.
Highway Markers Louisiana
History Historical
Library Louisiana
Lottery  
Lowest Point at New Orleans; 8 feet below sea level; 2nd
Media Radio
Museums The Virtual Library
National Forest Louisiana
Pen Pals Penpalworld.com
Permanent Residents Find A Grave
No. of State Legislators, 2003 144
Road Side America Louisiana
Soil Louisiana - Ruston
State Parks Louisiana
Tree Bald Cypress
Unclaimed Funds Louisiana
Veteran Affairs Louisiana VA
Fatalities Caused by Tornadoes:
1950 to 2001		 145
Finances and Taxes
 LA
 USA
Purchase Price of a building 149806.27 175806.29
Car Insurance 2720.28 1698.53
Corporate Income Tax % 5.2 6.64
Top Personal Income Tax 3.9 5.2
Sales Tax & Use Tax 4 4.66
Professional Services Tax N
Top Capital Gains Tax 5.1 4.75
Motor Fuel Tax, 02 0.2 0.23
Real Estate: % of income per $100
On Land & Buildings 1.68 N/A
On Inventory Y
On Personal Property Y
State Tax Rate 6.1 7.13
Local Tax Rate 5.5 7.13
Unemployment Insurance Tax/ Per Employee 1.27 2.36
Internet Access Tax N
New Economy Index (1=Highest, 50=Lowest) LA
Overall State Ranking 45th
Knowledge Jobs 48th
Globalization 42nd
Economic Dynamism 26th
Digital Economy 46th
Innovation Capacity 48th
High Tech Jobs 49th
Venture Capital 38th
Internet Access-1998 (%) 53.3
R & D Expenditures-1998 (Millions) 542.0000
Number of New Patents (1998) 562
Crime LA USA
Index Offences Total 3465.39 3326.73
Violent Crime Total 453.26 385.32
Murders 8 3.95
Forcible Rape 21.09 28.03
Assault 292.96 261.06
Property Crimes 3012.13 2941.4
Burglary 686.19 678.55
Larceny, Theft 1967.57 1942.89
Motor Vehicle Thefts 358.37 320.72
Index Offences Rate 5133.66 2735.58
Murders Rate 6.64 3.02
Forcible Rape Rate 34.71 25.16
Robbery Rate 124.69 52.25
Aggravated Assault Rate 503.01 195.86
Property Crime Rate 4464.63 2459.29
Burglary Rate 1112.83 585.46
Larceny, Thefts Rate 3041.01 1660.47
Motor Vehicle Thefts Rate 310.78 213.85
Pollution
 LA
 USA
Ozone in air (more Ozone = more Pollution) 87.28 82.19
Pollution Released, 1999 (Pounds) 135215670 45901994.34
Toxic Waste Received in State, 1999(Pounds) 52681360 31524509.36
From the 2000 Census Reports LA USA
Population 2766106 203400320
Average Family Size in 2000 3.18 3.1
% of Eligible Voters Reported Registered, 2000 0.839 0.81
Median age 35.11 37.8
Males per 100 Females 89.13 94.67
Percentage Unemployed 8.31 5.97
Use Public Transport 0.63 1.12
Travel Time 27.65 24.55
Median Value of a House 62438.69 92201.9
Monthly Owner Cost with Mortgage 660.11 845.87
Monthly Owner Cost without Mortgage 219.91 283.44
Contract Monthly Rent 264.52 390.93
Gross Rent 365.17 463.96
% of Household Total 70.62 69.46
% of Families Household Total 48.99 54.65
Avg Population per Household 2.61 2.55
Avg Population per Family 3.15 3.06
% of Non Families Household Total 29.38 30.54
Monthly Income-Household 28015.67 38521.16
Monthly Income Family 33996.8 45249.75
Per Capita Income 14171.39 18724.65
Earning per Male 30399.69 33331.99
Earning per Female 19741.01 23722.78
% Families Below Poverty Line 19.81 9.88
People speaking Less than fluent English 2.38 3.53
Persons Holding High School Certificate or More 68.27 78.68
Bachelor Degree Holders 12.16 17.11
Density 1004.19 1175.8
% of one Race 7789.79 8737.95
% of Black & Others 3204.99 1231.39
% of American Indians 36.49 70.5
% of Asians 121.56 393.43
% of Hawaii 2.23 13.87
% of Others 62.81 600.04
% of Two or more Races 90.85 245.37
% of Hispanic or Latino 219.59 1345.63
Education LA USA
Verbal SAT Score, 2000 562 532.6
Math SAT Score, 2000 558 536.06
Public Elementary/Secondary Expenditures per pupil, 1999 (thousands) 5757 6623.8
% of Students Taking Exam, 2000 8 35.76
% of Population Over 25 with HS Diploma, 2000 77.6 83.32
% of Population Over 25 With Bachelor's Degree, 2000 19.3 24.62
Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in 2000 14.7 15.52
Average Teacher Salary, 1999 34505 41505.06
Books in Public Library Per Capita, 1997 2.4 3.12
College Degree - Graduating Institutions, 1997 85 82.12
Quality of Life: Child Well - Being - 1998 LA USA
% Low Birth-Weight Babies 10.1 7.51
Infant Mortality Rates (deaths per 1,000 live births) 9 7.14
Child Death Rates (deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-14) 32 24.84
Rate of Teen Deaths Rate by Accident, Homicide, and Suicide
(deaths per 100,000 teens ages 15-19)		 71 58.2
Teen Birth Rate (births per 1,000 females ages 15-17) 40 28.1
% of Teens Who Are High School Dropouts (ages 16-19) 11 9.16
% of Teens Not Attending School and Not Working (ages 16-19) 12 8.16
% of Children Living With Parents
Who Do Not Have Full-Time, Year- Round Employment		 32 24.02
% of Children in Poverty (date reflect poverty in pervious year) 26 17.29
% of Families with Children Headed by Single Parent 37 24.92
Financial & Government Comparison LA USA
State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 7193998000.0000 11195307960
Per Capita State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 1609.0000 1949.8
State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 7770198000.0000 10937316480
Per Capita State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 1738.0000 2259.96
Gross State Product, 1998 (Millions) 129251.0000 173820.7
State Government Bond Rating (S&P, 1999) A-
Cost of Living Index , Selected Metro, Second Quarter, 2000 1.004 1.06
Number of Bureaucrats per 100 Population, 2002 6.27 5.64
Song: Give Me Louisiana

Written by Doralice Fontane
Composed by Dr. John Croom

Give me Louisiana,
The state where I was born
The state of snowy cotton,
The best I&apove ever known;
A state of sweet magnolias,
And Creole melodies
Oh give me Louisiana,
The state where I was born
Oh what sweet old memories
The mossy old oaks bring
It brings us the story of our Evangeline
A state of old tradition,
of old plantation days
Makes good old Louisiana
The sweetest of all states.

Give me Louisiana,
A state prepared to share
That good old southern custom,
Hospitality so rare;
A state of fruit and flowers,
Of sunshine and spring showers
Oh give me Louisiana,
The state where I was born
Its woodlands, Its marshes
Where humble trappers live
Its rivers, Its valleys,
A place to always give
A state where work is pleasure,
With blessings in full measure
Makes good old Louisiana
The dearest of all states.

Give me Louisiana,
Where love birds always sing
In shady lanes or pastures,
The cowbells softly ring;
The softness of the sunset
Brings peace and blissful rest
Oh give me Louisiana,
The state where I was born
The smell of sweet clover
Which blossoms everywhere
The fresh new mown hay
Where children romp and play
A state of love and laughter,
A state for all here after
Makes good old Louisiana
The grandest of all states.

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