Finally.
A national ranking in which Louisiana can take pride in finding itself 10th from the bottom.
As an added bonus, all those rabid LSU fans can be more than a little smug in the knowledge that Alabama is number one.
If you’re a bit confused, if up seems down, if day appears as night, don’t fret.
We’re talking about the latest ranking in per capita expenditures and Alabama is at the top of the list and Louisiana is way down there at number 42.
But that’s not a bad thing. Just ask Josh Duggar. The oldest of the TV reality show 19 Kids and Counting and a former employee of the Family Research Council headed up by Bobby Jindal pal Tony Perkins. Josh is the one, you may remember, who was outed several months ago for having molested his little sisters, a sin attributed to the actions of a young boy.
But he’s no longer a young boy and now he’s been outed again. This time, it has been learned that he has been an active client of that Ashley Madison internet services that guarantees you an extra-marital affair or your money back. Of course, he’s back out there making public apologies all over again.
It was also revealed on Friday that federal employees, including employees right there in the White House, had at least logged onto the website, though not all actually subscribed to the service and actively sought affairs the way young Josh did.
Still, Washington, D.C. ranked third on the list with per capita expenditures of a little less than $4.50 at the website, ranking just behind second-place Colorado and top-ranked Alabama.
But we digress.
Some enterprising person or persons has gone to the trouble of charting payments to Ashley Madison on a state-by-state basis and that’s the crux of our story.
It seems that in the gret stet of Alabama, football, while immensely popular, may have a little competition for the entertainment dollar. Maybe those football-crazed ‘Bama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tiger fans need something to get them through the off-season. Whatever the explanation may be, the rankings chart shows an expenditure of nearly $6 per capita from Alabama residents on the Ashley Madison website to lead the list of “Most Unfaithful States in America.” Based on a population of nearly 4.9 million, that equates to an expenditure of $28.8 million.
Louisiana, by comparison, spent only a tad more than a buck-fifty per capita despite having a population base and demographics closely aligned with those of Alabama. Using the same methodology, Louisiana residents spent “only” $7 million, or one-fourth that of Alabama.
A disclaimer: We do not know over what time period these expenditures were tracked. It could have been a year, two years, or more. Also, the numbers represent only a fraction of Ashley Madison’s entire data bank. But the rankings encompass the same time frame for all states, so by that standard, they are fair.
Mississippi, wedged between the two states, was next-to-last in per capita cheating spending at just a nudge over $1, which equates to about $3 million for the entire state.
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Imagine how low Louisiana would have ranked had Vitter not had his Gold Card account with them.
Maybe our people, aside from Vitter, aren’t tech saavy or wealthy enough to participate at high rates. 😉
Murphy J. Foster, III was among the notable client/subscribers. I’m sure he made his papa proud.
That big ole red scripted A may stand for more than crimson tide football. Adultery perhaps?
When “per capita” is factored in Louisiana moves up a few spots. Look the ED of LA Republican Party is claiming he used AM as a research tool. The truth is there is little info to be gained by becoming a member. Until the data breach most members info was anonymous. So I believe, don’t know about his wife, that he was trolling for snatch. Second the amount he spent shows that he used AM very little. I surmise the Jason was a horny, curious male, going through a relationship rough patch who dabbled in hookup fantasies. God bless, who hasn’t been there right.
Then there is former Governor Foster’s son. Successful BR labor attorney who spent a little more than Jason on fantasies. I hope he doesn’t lose any governmental contracts over his foolish indiscretions. What you say Mayor Holden? Don’t drop him for this. I’m sure he’s a better lawyer than he is a adulter.
How about the Baton Rouge City Councilman who claims his AM experience was a “joke”? Who in the world would think that was funny? Fellow, if your judgment is that bad, maybe you should rethink running for a spot in the State Legislature. On second thought, “bad judgment” will allow you to fit right in. Go for it!
I realize the early use of “per capital” is a typo, but it would be interesting to see the rankings for usage by state capital residents (if such a thing was even possible), particularly since our nation’s capital has such high usage 😉
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Oops! Bad on me. Obviously, it’s supposed to be per capita. Thanks for catching that. Corrections made.
I’d still like to see a “per capital” ranking to see how Baton Rouge compares with Jackson, Montgomery, Little Rock and other capital cities in usage.
Vitter stated in response to Stephanie Grace criticism this week that he has been working his ass off, I suspect he did not clear this remark with Tony Perkins at Family Research council, little children might can read even in La., but right he can apologize and all is forgiven
Well you are forgetting a large portion of Louisiana does not know how to use the internet. Believe me I worked in that state for 8 years and never seen one internet account granted it was the nineties and they were not like today but I never saw one. Also many boats now have internet back then none did or at least the company I worked for one of the largest in the state did not have a single boat with internet. At least now they have an extensive cell phone tower system up and down the Mississippi River. In the nineties we had to use a VHF radio to a local service provide to even make a phone call it was terribly expensive.