No more settling for last place on all the good lists and first place on all the bad lists.

- Bobby Jindal

It was just reported by the U.S. Census Bureau* that as of July 1, 2008, Louisiana is in last place in population gain. Not only are we in last place among the states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in population gain, we are only one of two of the 52 states and territories to lose population.

Will we continue to settle for being last? What’s the plan to address this problem? Encourage more and faster procreation?

To quote Bobby Jindal: “It’s time to match action to our rhetoric.”

It’s time to hold Bobby accountable.

C.B.

*Compliments of Shreveport Demographer Elliott Stonecipher: http://www.census.gov/popest/states/tables/NST-EST2008-02.xls