Birthplace of

Donald J. Boudreaux, in New Orleans, on 1958
John B. Larroquette, John Bernard Larroquette, in New Orleans, on 25 Nov 1947

Home To

Libertarian Party of Louisiana, Baton Rouge

Deathplace of

John Archibald Campbell, in New Orleans, on 12 Mar 1889
Jefferson Davis, in New Orleans, on 6 Dec 1889

Conferences and Conventions

Libertarian Party of Louisiana, 2006 State Convention, in West Monroe, from 26 May to 28 May 2006

Measures of Freedom

Freedom in the 50 States: Index of Personal and Economic Freedom
February 2009: Overall rank: 34, Overall freedom index: -0.11
LP State-by-State Membership Numbers, Libertarian Party News, Apr 2005
31 Dec 2004: Number of Members: 161
LP State-by-State Membership Numbers, Libertarian Party News, Apr 2004
31 Dec 2003: Number of Members: 131, Density per Million Pop.: 29.3
LP State-by-State Membership Numbers, Libertarian Party News, Apr 2006
31 Dec 2005: Number of Members: 121

Articles

Drug Legalization: How to Radically Lower the Number of Murders in New Orleans, by Walter Block, 27 Jan 2007
Related Topics: War on Drugs, Prohibition
"But is it not scurrilous to be associated with such a product? New Orleans as the drug capital of the country is something that would disgrace us. I answer that it is far more debilitating to take on our present role as the murder capital of the country, on a per capita basis. Would you rather have blood running in the streets?"