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Louisiana Population, Income, Education, Employment, and Federal Funds
| Louisiana Population |
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Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
4,206,116 |
| 1990 |
4,219,973 |
| 2000 |
4,468,976 |
| 2009 (latest estimates) |
4,492,076 |
| Louisiana Income |
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Total |
| Louisiana Per-capita income (2008 dollars) |
| 2007 |
35,340 |
| 2008 |
36,091 |
| Percent change |
-1.7 |
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| Louisiana Earnings per job (2008 dollars) |
| 2007 |
45,541 |
| 2008 |
45,428 |
| Percent change |
-0.2 |
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| Louisiana Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
18.6 |
| 1989 |
23.6 |
| 1999 |
19.6 |
| 2008 (latest model-based estimates) |
17.6 |
| Louisiana Education (Persons 25 and older) |
| |
Total |
| Louisiana Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
42.3 |
| 1990 |
31.7 |
| 2000 |
25.2 |
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| Louisiana Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
30.9 |
| 1990 |
31.7 |
| 2000 |
32.4 |
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| Louisiana Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
12.8 |
| 1990 |
20.5 |
| 2000 |
23.7 |
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| Louisiana Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
13.9 |
| 1990 |
16.1 |
| 2000 |
18.7 |
| Louisiana Employment |
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Total |
| Louisiana Total number of jobs |
| 2007 |
2,521,180 |
| 2008 |
2,576,960 |
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| Louisiana Percent employment change |
| 2006-2007 |
35.3 |
| 2007-2008 |
1.6 |
| 2008-2009 |
-2.5 |
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| Louisiana Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2008 |
4.5 |
| 2009 |
6.8 |
| Louisiana Federal Funds, FY 2008 |
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Total |
| Louisiana Federal funding, dollars per person |
| Louisiana All Federal funds |
8,983 |
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| Louisiana Federal funding by purpose |
| Louisiana Agriculture and natural resources |
99 |
| Louisiana Community resources |
891 |
| Louisiana Defense and space |
1,098 |
| Louisiana Human resources |
201 |
| Louisiana Income security |
5,753 |
| Louisiana National functions |
940 |
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| Louisiana Federal funding by type of payments |
| Louisiana Grants |
1,645 |
| Louisiana Direct loans |
190 |
| Louisiana Guaranteed/insured loans |
529 |
| Louisiana Retirement/disability payments |
2,630 |
Louisiana Other direct payments to
individuals |
2,025 |
Louisiana Direct payments, not to
individuals |
105 |
| Louisiana Procurement contracts |
1,402 |
| Louisiana Salaries and wages |
457 |
Louisiana Organic Agriculture
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2008 |
| Number of certified operations |
15 |
| Louisiana Crops (acres) |
661 |
| Louisiana Pasture & rangeland (acres) |
514 |
| Louisiana Total acres |
1,175 |
Louisiana Farm Characteristics
| Louisiana 2007 Census of Agriculture |
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2007 |
| Louisiana Approximate total land area (acres) |
27,668,285 |
| Louisiana Total farmland (acres) |
8,109,975 |
| Percent of total land area |
29.3 |
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| Louisiana Cropland (acres) |
4,691,344 |
| Percent of total farmland |
57.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
13.5 |
| Percent irrigated |
19.4 |
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| Louisiana Harvested Cropland (acres) |
3,342,048 |
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| Louisiana Woodland (acres) |
1,188,689 |
| Percent of total farmland |
14.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
17.8 |
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| Louisiana Pastureland (acres) |
1,544,080 |
| Percent of total farmland |
19.0 |
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Louisiana Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
685,862 |
| Percent of total farmland |
8.5 |
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| Louisiana Conservation practices |
Louisiana Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
524,824 |
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| Average farm size (acres) |
269 |
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| Louisiana Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
60.9 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
27.7 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
5.0 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
3.7 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
2.7 |
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| Louisiana Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
69.3 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
16.4 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
3.6 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
6.0 |
| More than $500,000 |
4.7 |
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| Louisiana Tenure of farmers |
| Louisiana Full owner (farms) |
20,472 |
| Percent of total |
68.0 |
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| Louisiana Part owner (farms) |
7,024 |
| Percent of total |
23.3 |
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| Louisiana Tenant owner (farms) |
2,610 |
| Percent of total |
8.7 |
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| Louisiana Farm organization |
Louisiana Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
25,716 |
| Percent of total |
85.4 |
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Louisiana Family-held corporations
(farms) |
1,639 |
| Percent of total |
5.4 |
| |
| Louisiana Partnerships (farms) |
2,395 |
| Percent of total |
8.0 |
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| Louisiana Non-family corporations (farms) |
136 |
| Percent of total |
0.5 |
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Louisiana Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
220 |
| Percent of total |
0.7 |
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| Louisiana Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
57.3 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
41.8 |
| Men |
26,248 |
| Women |
3,858 |
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Louisiana Farm Financial Indicators
| Louisiana Farm income and value added data |
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2008 |
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| Number of farms |
30,000 |
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Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
1,887,786 |
| + Final animal output |
1,049,784 |
| + Services and forestry |
339,062 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
3,276,632 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,847,406 |
| + Net government transactions |
149,189 |
| = Gross value added |
1,578,415 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
285,575 |
| |
| = Net value added |
1,292,840 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
502,981 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
202,432 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
156,728 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
143,821 |
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| = Net farm income |
789,859 |
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Louisiana Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
| LA. Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2009 |
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
| 1. Cane for sugar |
382,061 |
| 2. Rice |
355,582 |
| 3. Soybeans |
330,859 |
| 4. Corn |
288,856 |
| 5. Cattle and calves |
189,092 |
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| All commodities |
2,539,158 |
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| LA. Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2009 |
| |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Rice |
320.2 |
| 2. Soybeans and products |
193.3 |
| 3. Cotton and linters |
104.4 |
| 4. Feed grains and products |
75.7 |
| 5. Other |
56.8 |
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| Overall rank |
827.1 |
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| LA. Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007 |
| |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Union Parish |
133,773 |
| 2. Lincoln Parish |
119,727 |
| 3. Franklin Parish |
106,258 |
| 4. Sabine Parish |
105,344 |
| 5. East Carroll Parish |
96,037 |
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| State total |
2,617,981 |
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State Offices
Louisiana Drug Policy, Enforcement and Government Agencies
Governor's Office
Office of the Governor
State Capitol
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9004
(504) 342-7015
State Legislative Contact
Louisiana House of Representatives
P.O. Box 94062
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
(504) 342-7393
State Drug Program Coordinator
Clearinghouse
Office of Drug Policy
P.O. Box 94005
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005
(504) 342-7374
Attorney General's Office
Department of Justice
P.O. Box 94005
State Capitol
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
(504) 342-7013
Crime Prevention Office
Louisiana Crime Resistance Association
P.O. Box 1581
Monroe, LA 71210-1581
(318) 322-1925
Statistical Analysis Center
Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and
Administration of Criminal Justice
1885 Wooddale Boulevard,Room 708
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(504) 925-4440
BJA Strategy Preparation Agency
Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and
Administration of Criminal Justice
1885 Wooddale Boulevard,Room 708
Baton Rouge, LA 70806-1442
(504) 925-4418
Judicial Agency
Judicial Administrator
Supreme Court Building
301 Loyola Avenue, Room 109
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 568-5747
Corrections Agency
Department of Public Safety and Corrections
504 Mayflower Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(504) 342-6740
RADAR Network Agency
Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
1201 Capitol Access Road, Fourth Floor East
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3868
(504) 342-9352
HIV-Prevention Program
HIV/AIDS Services Program
Department of Health and Hospitals
P.O. Box 60630
New Orleans, LA 70160
(504) 568-5508
Drug and Alcohol Agency
Office of Human Services
Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
1201 Capitol Access Road, Room 4-SA-1
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3868
(504) 342-9354
State Coordinator for Drug-Free Schools
Louisiana Department of Education
Bureau of Student Services
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(504) 342-3480
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New Alcohol DWI tactic tried in Louisiana
Law enforcement authorities said Wednesday they plan to launch Louisiana’s first statewide crackdown on drunk driving that features a new strategy to prevent drivers from refusing blood-alcohol content tests.
The effort will cover Labor Day weekend — from Friday at 6 p.m. to Tuesday at 6 a.m.
“It is probably the last big party of the summer,” said State Police Supt. Mike Edmonson.
State officials have waged anti-drunk driving campaigns over Labor Day weekend for years.
However, this one will include an expanded “no refusal” component aimed at suspects who refuse to take a blood alcohol concentration test, or BAC.
“The fact is people are still dying on the roads because they are drinking and driving,” said Norma Broussard, who is assistant district attorney of Jefferson Parish, which has waged similar crackdowns.
A national study, based on 2005 data, showed that 39 percent of drunk driving suspects in Louisiana refused to take the BAC test, which was the fourth highest of 37 states studied.
Under the plan for this weekend, law enforcement officials, citing probable cause, will seek search warrants from judges on standby to conduct a BAC test on a suspect who refuses to submit to one.
Fax machines will be one of the methods used to seek a court order. Emergency medical personnel will do the blood alcohol test.
Broussard said similar drunk driving campaigns have been waged in Texas and have been upheld in court.
She said another legal challenge to the “no refusal” campaign is pending in Lake Charles, where authorities have used similar methods to trim drunk driving.
“It is constitutional,” Broussard said. “Any police officer can apply for a search warrant.”
Under state law, first-time offenders who refuse to take a BAC test face a six-month suspension of their driver’s license. However, some drivers prefer that to penalties for a drunk driving conviction.
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New Alcohol DWI tactic tried in Louisiana
Law enforcement authorities said Wednesday they plan to launch Louisiana’s first statewide crackdown on drunk driving that features a new strategy to prevent drivers from refusing blood-alcohol
More | | Louisiana Police to draw blood from drivers who refuse alcohol breath test
LOUISIANA - Police agencies across Louisiana this Labor Day weekend will be prepared to get court orders allowing them to draw blood from drivers they suspect of being impaired but who refuse to take
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Alcohol Treatment Centers by City in Louisiana Listed Alphabetically: | | Quick Drug Facts |
Can alcohol kill people? Alcohol is a very dangerous drug, in two important ways. First, people can overdose on alcohol and die either by suffocating on their vomit while drunk or sleeping, or because alcohol can shut down the brain areas that control breathing. Anyone who has a blood alcohol level of 0.35% or above is in danger of overdose (about 14-18 drinks in a rather brief period of time). Second, chronic heavy drinkers can die during withdrawal from (especially) high blood alcohol levels. (Death is usually due to seizures when the body experiences hyperexcitability during declining blood alcohol levels.)
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Although African-American youth drink less than other youth (according to the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 19.1% of African Americans between 12 and 20 used alcohol in the 30 days prior to the survey, compared to 32.6% of whites, and 9.9% of African-American youth reported "binge" drinking, compared to 22.8% of whites), there is evidence from public health research that, as they age, African Americans suffer more from alcohol-related diseases than other groups in the population.
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During the early 1800's, temperance societies offered two pledge options: moderation in drinking or total abstinence. After those who pledged the preferred total abstinence began writing "T.A." on their pledge cards, they became known as "teetotalers."
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According to the famous writer H. L. Mencken, 17,864,392,788 different cocktails could be make from the ingredients in a well-stocked bar.
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