In the late 1990's, the state's school systems
ranked dead last in the nation in the number of
computers per student (1 per 88), and Louisiana has
the nation's second highest percentage of adults who
never finished high school. By the state's own
measure, 47% of the public schools in New Orleans
rank as "academically unacceptable."
These government failures are not merely a matter of
incompetence. Louisiana and New Orleans have a long,
well known reputation for corruption as former
Congressman Billy Tauzin once put it, "Half of
Louisiana is under water and the other half is under
indictment."
That's putting it mildly. Adjusted for population
size, the state ranks third in the number of elected
officials convicted of crimes (Mississippi is #1).
Recent scandals include the conviction of 14 state
judges and an FBI raid on the business and personal
files of a Louisiana congressman.
In 1991, a notoriously corrupt Democrat named Edwin
Edwards ran for governor against Republican David
Duke, a former head of the Ku Klux Klan. Edwards,
whose winning campaign included bumper stickers
saying, "Elect the Crook," is currently serving a 10
year prison sentence for taking bribes from casino
owners. Duke recently completed his own prison term
for tax fraud.
The rot included the New Orleans Police Department,
which in the 1990's had the dubious distinction of
being the nation's most corrupt police force, and
the least effective. (The city had the highest
murder rate in America.) More than 50 officers were
eventually convicted of crimes including murder,
rape and robbery; two are currently on Death Row.
And let us not forget, Mayor Nagin of New Orleans
turned down a scrap metal firm's offer to the city
of $100 each for the privilege of hauling away the
abandoned automobiles now littering the city. This
would have paid money to the city. Mayor Nagin is
now considering giving a contract to another firm
for $23,000,000 to get rid of the vehicles. This
plan will cost the city.
Ten billion dollars are about to pass into the
sticky hands of politicians in the #1 and #3 most
corrupt states in America.
Worried about looting? Well, you ain't seen nothing
yet!
New Orleans has a Democrat Mayor, a Democrat City
Council and a Democrat Chief of Police Louisiana
has a Democrat Governor, a Democrat Lt. Governor, a
Democrat Attorney General. 24 of the 39 Louisiana
State Senators are Democrats, 67 of 105 Louisiana
State House Representatives are Democrats, there's a
Democrat Representative in the House from New
Orleans, and one of two U. S. Senators is a
Democrat.
I THINK THIS PRETTY MUCH EXPLAINS WHY IT'S ALL
GEORGE BUSH'S FAULT.
Oh yah, New Orleans also has a Murder Rate almost twice that of BAGHDAD, IRAQ.
Seems the Socialist Democrouts should have us pull out of New Orleans
First since its Nothing but a Quagmire. And its all theirs.
And That's the National Word !