Gonnorhea Rate in Louisiana Worst in United States

Monroe, LA, News-Star ^ | 12-30-03 | Not given

[Theodore R.]

NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana has the nation's worst gonorrhea rate and is in the top 10 for two other sexually transmitted diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

2002 was the second year in a row that Louisiana has had more cases of gonorrhea per 100,000 residents than any other - and the fifth in a row that it has been among the five worst for both gonorrhea and chlamydia.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Of all the things to be number one in! Sheesh

[mtbopfuyn]

What's the stats on Bourbon Street?

[billorites]

"Of all the things to be number one in! Sheesh"

Well, something else for Gov. Dean to talk about when he comes to court y'all.

Guns, pickups, gonorrhea. ;-)

[Cronos]

It's all Clinton's fault.

[billorites]

"What's the stats on Bourbon Street?"

There's something I've never understood about Bourbon St.

How come you have T-Shirt shops and Topless Bars right next door to each other?

[cynicom]

Dean would pass a law, no more STDs.

[familyofman]

"2002 was the second year in a row that Louisiana has had more cases of gonorrhea per 100,000 residents than any other - and the fifth in a row that it has been among the five worst for both gonorrhea and chlamydia."

Compare this outstanding acheivement with the educational test results from LA & what do you get - indications of inbreeding and knuckle-dragging probably. Way to go cajuns!!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Heck I live in Alabama. We are probably 10th or worse.

Howie

Your comments really crack me up,
I’d have to say you’re funny.
As funny as a hemorrhoid,
Or as a nose that’s runny.
Saddam’s capture no big deal,
Your stance is still the same.
You’re really sucking big on this,
I’d say your brain is lame.
But tell me Howie, I must know,
These speeches, just who writes them?
Katie Couric comes to mind,
Or Michael Moore, is it him?
Well Doctor Dean you make me sick,
Malpractice, I will sue you.
Please get a clue, I’ll sell you one,
John Kerry needs a few too.

Conspiracy Guy 12/16/03

[LoudRepublicangirl]

I guess there's a lot of lovin' going on in the Bayou.

[RiflemanSharpe]

What's the stats on Bourbon Street?

Bourbon street counts of 2/3 of the cases by itself.

[Catspaw]

Let's give Louisiana a standing O!

Everyone: Start clapping!

[Skooz]

[myrabach]

Doesn't a state HAVE to be #1? Is this really all that significant of anything?

[Gamecock]

ping

[drstevej]

Yep, and folks here can't even spell syphilis, gonorrhea or Chlamydia.

[Gamecock]

How can you cure it if you can't even spell it properly?

[freetolive]

I live in New Orleans. It's dirty here. When it rains downtown they call the runoff the French Quarter Cocktail. A mixture of vomit, urine and human waste. The high school graduation rate is 28%. Waste and fraud are the norm. We have dead people on the govornment teacher's payroll. The superintendant of schools father was making $70k a year, as a janitor. We have one fortune 500 business headquartered here. People are leaving in droves. We have been voted fattest city a couple of years ago. We have high retardation rates due to family incest. We have the worst streets in the US. The city is below sea level and we live in a region that is frequently hit by hurricanes. A hard rain floods the city. The best description of the city is Third World. And who do we have to thank? Decades of Democratic liberals leading the charge into demoralizing obscurity. I, like many others, live here because my parents are too old to move and unable to take care of themselves. But rest assured, the promised lands of Florida and Texas are calling. Take my advice, if you want to see a third world country without getting a passport, come on down, just dont forget to bring your antibiotics!

[fishtank]

It's called gon-ga-ria.

[Freedom2specul8]

ughh! Ughhh! and double ugggh!

[LK12]

Louisiana Tigers are #1!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Dang. Don't let Texas find out.

[nmh]

Anything showing a correlation to Mardi Gra (sp)? Some of the stuff that goes on ... and cops look the other way ... is rather arousing to say the least. It's an invitation to STD's ... plus some liquor to dull the senses ... quite a time to be had by our less then endowed intellectuals.

[Mr. Mojo]

And I'm sure all the drunken celebrations after the big LSU win isn't going to help matters much ;)

[nmh]

Is it also a gay heaven all year round? Is it possible it's primarily in the gay community?

[nmh]

Sounds like Dean ought to be the #1 man there.

My sympathy to you.

[hellinahandcart]

Just yuck...

[Conspiracy Guy]

Haven't been to Mardi Gras since 1972. Saw enough. But Yeah LSU! Geaux Tigers. Roll Tide again someday.

[rightisright]

Somewhere in here there's a Britney Spears joke, but not from me :-)

[Armed Civilian]

The cure or the the side effects... I report you, you decide

[Windsong]

"Is it also a gay heaven all year round? Is it possible it's primarily in the gay community?"

Well, we have ours just like any other city..but we're nowhere near as bad as San Francisco. I think the main problem with new orleans is all the social welfare handouts we give away every year. Historically, this has mostly been a democratic state as long as I have been here ('76) but I don't believe its without hope...yet. But we're gettin close. Bourbon St isn't so bad during the daytime..its mainly when the fests start up..we get a lot of punks from out of town. Seems like the locals aren't nearly as bad.

[Windsong]

"The superintendant of schools father was making $70k a year, as a janitor."

LOL! I remember that story..couldn't believe a janitor could make that much. Seeing some old black guy with grey hair mopping the hallways..making 70K..who would have thought that?

[LK12]

Louisiana is NUMBER ONE in murder also!

In the year 2000 Louisiana had 12.5 Murders per 100,000 people, ranking the state as having the 1st highest rate for Murder.
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/lacrime.htm

I am re-posting this because I had previously listed the wrong link. This link is quite useful for death stat.s. on every state + various causes of death.

[alphachild]

Texas already knows! Anyway this former LA gal (now in TX) won't ever forget her Tigers!