Louisiana is #1 in These Things

We are awesome, we know that. Geaux Louisiana! But there are so many things that we are actually NUMBER ONE at - and thanks to our friends at Only in Your State, we can bring them to you. Louisiana, you are always number one in our hearts for everything!!

Major Business Projects per capita in the South - thank you Southern Business Development magazine!

Largest Wetland and Swamp in the USA - Atchafalaya basin, we love you

Largest concentration of crude oil refineries in the USA - producing a third of the nation's petroleum

Most Loved City in America - Travel + Leisure named New Orleans 'America's Favorite City'

Largest Producer of Crawfish in the United States - duh

Most Bars per capita - uh, we knew that

Number one location for motion picture filming - they don't call us Hollywood of the south for nothin'

Most Tabasco Sauce Production - hello Avery Island!

Most improved ATC scores - which means we are actually #1 in ACT gains, a huge leap

Worst Drivers in America - according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - is that why insurance is sky high here?

Most Festivals per capita - get your dancing shoes on, sha!