FACTOID # 3: In 1972, the youth voter turnout in Utah was a whopping 70%. The state's youth voter turnout in 2004 was 51%.
 
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The South > Louisiana > Government

LOUISIANAN GOVERNMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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1972 Election > Youth voter turnout 36% [36th of 41]
2000 Election > Youth voter turnout 6% [6th of 41]
2004 Election > Total registered voters 23 [23rd of 51]
2004 Election > Total voted 23 [23rd of 51]
2004 Election > Total votes as percentage 18% [18th of 51]
2004 Election > Voting age population 23 [23rd of 51]
2004 Election > Youth voter turnout 16% [16th of 41]
Confederate States of America > Significant dates > Admitted C.S.A. February 8, 1861
Confederate States of America > Significant dates > Readmitted to the Union July 9, 1868
Confederate States of America > Significant dates > Secession ordinance January 26, 1861
Confederate States of America > Significant dates > Under predominant > Union control 1862
Electoral Votes 23 [23rd of 51]
Gun Laws > Permits
No permit is needed to purchase firearms. A permit is required to carry a concealed handgun.
Gun Laws > Prohibited firearms
No person (with limited exceptions) shall sell, keep or offer for sale, loan or give away, purchase, possess, carry, or transport a machine gun.
Gun Laws > Prohibited persons
law prohibits possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of certain State felonies (or a similar offense in another jurisdiction), unless the person has not been convicted of a felony for a period of 10 years from the date of completion of sentence, probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. A firearm cannot be sold or otherwise delivered to a person under the age of 18. It is unlawful for a person who has not attained the age of 17 years to possess a handgun except in limited circumstances.
Patents Issued 30 [30th of 54]
Reconstruction > Significant dates > Democratic Party Establishes Control January 2, 1877
Reconstruction > Significant dates > Joined Confederacy February 4, 1861
Reconstruction > Significant dates > Readmitted into Union June 25 or July 9, 1868
Seats in the House of Representatives 22 seats [22nd of 50]

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SOURCES: CIRCLE, The Center for Information and Reasearch on Civic Learning and Engagement; U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005.; Wikipedia: Confederate States of America ; FirstGov Official Government website; Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003; United States Patent and Trademark Office; Wikipedia: Reconstruction ; The United States House of Representatives

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COMMENTARY     

John (Baton Rouge)
17th January 2007
You are wrong about the machine gun. In Louisiana you can possess a machine gun if you have a Federal Class III firearm tax stamp.

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