LOUISIANA STATE MAP — UPDATED MAY 16, 2026

Louisiana: Corruption Capital

#1 per capita federal corruption convictions. 906 total. Jeff Davis 8: all police informants, all dead, deputies raped and trafficked the same women. NOPD: 27 shootings, ALL 27 Black. $6.1B casino industry, cartel laundering documented. 24.8% child poverty — worst in nation. From Huey Long to the $90,000 in the freezer. The institutions ARE the corruption.
Independent Investigator  |  May 16, 2026  |  Sources: DOJ Public Integrity, FBI, NOPD, DCFS, CDC WONDER, DEA, Gulf Coast HIDTA, FinCEN, Gaming Control Board  |  GYI Investigation File 267
Federal Corruption Convictions
906
#1 per capita nationally, 2.00/10K
Jeff Davis 8
All Unsolved
All police informants, deputies charged in trafficking ring
NOPD Shootings
27/27 Black
84% of all force subjects Black, 13yr consent decree
Casino Industry
$6.1B
Cartel laundering documented, FinCEN designated
Trafficking Victims 2024
2,328
34% increase, 62 of 64 parishes
Child Poverty
24.8%
Worst in nation, tied MS
Child Deaths
31
Abuse/neglect 2025, 1/3 hotline calls fail
Katrina Displacement
52.5%
New Orleans lost half its population
I-10 (Gulf Spine)
I-20
I-49
I-55
I-12
US-90
Jeff Davis 8 (Pulsing)
NOPD / Police
Political Corruption
Casino / Money
Cartel Cell
Exploitation
Child Welfare
Katrina Displacement