Deep poverty
September 26, 2019
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The percentage of Louisianans living in poverty decreased slightly in 2018 from the previous year, according to U.S Census Bureau data released Sept. 26. The gains were even more pronounced among children, particularly children of color, according to the 2018 American Community Survey.… Read more...
September 17, 2015
by Steve Spires
Louisiana’s economy is improving by some measures. But the economic gains have failed to make a dent in the state’s shameful rate of poverty, according to new American Community Survey (ACS) data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.… Read more...
September 17, 2015
Louisiana’s economy is improving by some measures. But the economic gains have failed to dent the state’s shameful rate of poverty, according to new American Community Survey (ACS) data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Almost one in five Louisianans–about 896,000 people–lived below the poverty line in 2014.
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