Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Poverty Scorecard 2009

Senate bills

House bills

Below is a list of every Louisiana Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation in 2009 and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.

Governor:
Bobby Jindal
Capital:
Baton Rouge
Population:
4,492,076
Poverty rate:
17.3%
Anti-poverty organizations:

Kids Count


= vote to fight poverty = vote against fighting poverty

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Mary LandrieuOOOOOOxOOOxOOO86A
David VitterxxxxxxxxOOxxxx14F
House123456789101112131415161718 
Steve Scalise1stxxxxxO----xOxxxxxxxx13F
Joseph Cao2ndOOxxOOxxOOOOxOOOOx67B
Charlie Melancon3rdOOOOOOOOOOOOxOOOxx83A
John Fleming4thxxxxxOxxxOOxxxOxxx22F
Rodney Alexander5thxxxxxOxxxOOxxxOxxx22F
Bill Cassidy6thxxxxOOxxxOOxxxOxxx28D
Charles Boustany7thxxxx--OxxxOOxxxOxxx24F