Leaving Louisiana | Louisiana Spotlight | 08/29/2022 скачать в хорошем качестве

Leaving Louisiana | Louisiana Spotlight | 08/29/2022

This quick decline in Louisiana's population is directly correlated with Hurricanes Laura and Ida, but is compounded by rising insurance rates, crime, and a stagnating job market in Louisiana. Is this the beginning of a worrisome trend, or an anomaly? The U.S. population grew at a rate of just 0.1% in 2021. That is a slower rate than in any other year since the founding of the nation. Covid-19, declining birth rates, and international migration all played roles in this nationwide decline, but in Louisiana, the decline was exacerbated even further by the effects of climate change. Louisiana had the fifth highest population loss in the nation in 2021, losing more than 27,000 citizens. Experts say this quick decline in population is directly correlated with Hurricanes Laura and Ida, but is compounded by rising insurance rates, crime, and a stagnating job market in Louisiana. Is this the beginning of a worrisome trend, or an anomaly? Louisiana Spotlight takes a deep dive into the numbers; what they mean for the future of our state, and for its citizens. airing Monday, August 29, 2022 at 8:00pm statewide on LPB and Wednesday, August 31 at 8:00 PM on WLAE in New Orleans.