Louisiana ranks among worst in U.S. for wellbeing of Black children

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A new report shows that Louisiana has the third-lowest score in the country for the well-being of Black children.

The Race for Results report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzes the well-being of U.S. children and gives states a composite score by race and ethnicity using 12 indicators representing wellbeing milestones “from cradle to career.”