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:
= vote to fight poverty
= vote against fighting poverty
- Sort by: District | Name | Grade
- Show: A+ and lower | Both chambers
| Senate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Landrieu | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | 86 | A |
| David Vitter | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | x | 14 | F |
| House | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Scalise1st | x | x | x | x | x | O | -- | -- | x | O | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 13 | F |
| Joseph Cao2nd | O | O | x | x | O | O | x | x | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | x | 67 | B |
| Charlie Melancon3rd | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | x | x | 83 | A |
| John Fleming4th | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 22 | F |
| Rodney Alexander5th | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 22 | F |
| Bill Cassidy6th | x | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 28 | D |
| Charles Boustany7th | x | x | x | x | -- | O | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 24 | F |