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Degrees in the Statehouse

full-timelegislature
105lower house
39upper house
144legislators

Louisiana

Where did Louisiana’s state legislators go to college?
Highest level of college education achieved
No college
Some college
Bachelor’s
Beyond bachelor’s
Louisiana state legislators
11%
10
38
40
All state legislators in the U.S.
9%
11
34
41
All Louisiana residents
54%
26
14
7
Location of college attended
In home state
Outside of home state
Both
Louisiana state legislators
80%
6
12
All state legislators in the U.S.
55%
22
20
Type of college attended
Some legislators attended colleges of multiple types.


Public
Private
Other
Louisiana state legislators
112 legislators
34
8
All state legislators in the U.S.
5,215 legislators
2,961
479
Figures may not add to 100 because of rounding and because the education of some legislators is unknown.
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