“When the savages of Louisiana are desirous of fruit, they cut the tree to the root and gather the fruit. This is an emblem of despotic government.”— Baron de Montesquieu, amazon.com
“Back home in Louisiana I had never seen black people who owned things. When I came to Detroit, I saw people own businesses. They had big homes. Just a lot of things I wasn't accustomed to. I just fell in love with the Tigers and knew this was the place I wanted to be.”— Earl Wilson, thedeadballera.com
“I support building a wall if it’s around the state of Louisiana because those people are out of their fuckin’ minds. [audience cheering and clapping] [mumbling] You fuckin’ swamp people, we don’t need you.”— Tom Segura, scrapsfromtheloft.com
“Louisiana is the world's prison capital. The state imprisons more people per capita than any other state or country.”— Clint Smith, twitter.com
“Louisiana has five times the incarceration rate as Iran, 13 times China's, and 20 times more than Germany's.”— Clint Smith, twitter.com