re: Will Lousiana always be a low tier state?

Nobody in their right mind would leave California for a shite state like Louisiana

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Start with the education system, that should be the first priority.

Establish new industries in the state.

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2nd needs to happen before 1st

Wait youre in Georgia? Rofl

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The LAST thing we want is a giant influx of CA refugees like CO and Austin are experiencing.

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You will never have to worry about that.

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I so love the self hate on TD. I think it keeps the people away. The LAST thing we want is a giant influx of CA refugees like CO and Austin are experiencing. That's right, this is a horrible state. All you bitches need to GTFO and leave us alone.

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I 100% agree.

As long as this place is statistically bad, people won't realize how fricking awesome it really is.

I think Louisiana has the natural resources to be in the middle of the pack (as opposed to the very bottom)

Its human capital will always hold it back.

The best part and the worst part of Louisiana is its people. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. There is some, but very very little Louisiana can do to educate those who have no interest in learning, to convince unhealthy people to eat better and exercise, and to convince people to stop shooting each other or littering everywhere.

Now, there are some things that can be done:
Decriminalize drugs so that the private sector can steal the cartel's market share.
Stricter work requirements for all government benefits (SNAP, WIC, welfare, disability, Section 8, phones, ect) and greater diligence at fraud prevention and detection.
Put even stricter mandatory minimums on violent crime.
Put all of our prison force to work picking up trash in 12 hr shifts every day and night to clean up all of the litter that's everywhere.
Completely reform and decentralize our tax structure so that more taxation and public works are done at the local level.
Completely reform our civil service system to eliminate public employee unions and purge all of the slackers and nepotism and reduce their incredibly lucrative retirement packages.
Cede control of a massive number of state highways to local governments to maintain with their own taxes.
Use the savings from all of the above to completely overhaul our transportation system.
Completely overhaul our k-12 curriculum to improve literacy, multi-lenguisn (Cajun French and Spanish, in addition to English, should be mandatory starting in 1st grade), teach math in a practical manner, teach civics and rights, return Vo-Tech to our schools, and actually teach vital life skills like: how to manage credit, how to file one's taxes, one's rights in a traffic stop and when arrested, cooking, sewing, how to balance a check book, ect.

These are duable things, but we are too lazy, too complacent, too jaded, and too apathetic to demand them.

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So basically in Louisiana there is a massive uneducated middle aged lower class in an economy that increasingly doesn't employ people without a college degree.

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Yep. Lots of folk who are out of oilfield work are finding out the next best thing they're qualified for is the night shift at Wal-Mart.

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Can BR compete with St Louis?

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For murder rate? St. Louis blows.