I am particularly interested in this state because it is where both my husband and I are from and we both have a huge percentage of our family who still live there.
The following link depicts the poverty in my home state, Louisiana:
http://www.hopenetworks.org/povertyinlouisiana.htm
The following link is a document discussing solutions to end poverty in the state of Louisiana:
http://www.ifedgbr.com/files/poverty/governorsummit.pdf
Berdetta,
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Chere'e