Once again Louisiana has made it to the top of a ranking- and not in a good way. Louisiana is ranked among states as having the worst roads in America, the second most deadly roads and among the top 10 deadliest roads related to DUI driving, according to a report coordinated by Reader’s Digest. Read the report. On the best roads list, Louisiana is dead last.
Is it any wonder that Louisiana ranks high in the number of auto accidents and has some of the nation’s highest insurance rates? Lack of political will and misuse of tax revenues have resulted in substandard roads, bridges and infrastructure throughout the state. Although auto accidents involving fatalities has decreased nationwide, unfortunately they have not significantly decreased here. Poor roads lead to more auto accidents, more injuries, higher insurance premiums and an overall drag on our state’s economy.
Richard J. Arsenault, 2011
