re: Louisiana comes in dead last in new 'Best States' ranking

No doubt there's an uphill battle for Louisiana when it comes to its topography in terms of roads, but it's really the insanely slow response and repair times that used to drive me nuts.

There were a couple massive potholes in front of my parents' home in the quarter. On more than on occasion the carriages got stuck in them as they were giving tours (which I'm sure left a great impression on those tourists), so my parents called to report it.

About two months later, someone came out to inspect them, and roped it off with cones. SIX MONTHS after that they finally got around to patching it, and it already looks like that repair is coming apart.

Anecdotal, I know. But I was amazed at how long it took to simply fill in a few massive potholes.