Being Engaged and Vigilant In Our Community

BEING ENGAGED AND VIGILANT IN OUR COMMUNITY 

North Shreveport
Business Association
January 12, 2010


Judge Scott J. Crichton
1st Judicial District Court
501 Texas Street, Suite 300D
Shreveport, LA  71101
(318) 226-6818 (phone)
(318) 429-7604 (fax)

jcrichton@firstjdcla.org

judgescottcrichton.com
dontletthisbeyou.org
nomorestrikes.com


LOUISIANA’S INCARCERATION RATE (2009)


  1. Louisiana’s incarceration rate is number 1 in the nation (per capita).
  2. One out of every 55 Louisiana residents is behind bars.
  3. One in 26 Louisiana adults is under correctional control (on probation or parole).
  4. It costs the state $39.75 to keep an offender behind bars for one day; that amounts to $14,508.75 per year (source The Pew Center For The States Study of 2007 U.S. Census Data and The Times 3/3/09).
  5. Incarceration costs us $653.4 million in 2007-08. (source The Times, 3/7/09).

CADDO PARISH REGISTERED

TOTAL VOTERS:  162,692


male –    70,312        43 %

female – 92,332        57 %


CADDO PARISH REGISTERED VOTERS – A PROFILE

White Voters    86,328        53 %
White Males    39,628
White Females    46,688

Black Voters    70,291        43 %
Black Males    27,654
Black Females    42,617

Other                6,073          4%
Males              3,030
Females          3,027


CADDO PARISH REPUBLICANS

Total:          43,939        27 %
White          40,912        93 %
Black        1,753          4%
Other        1,274          3%

CADDO PARISH DEMOCRATS

Total:   84,631        52 %
White    25,536        30 %
Black     57,008        67 %
Other       2,087            3 %

NON-PARTY AFFILIATED VOTERS

Total:   34,122        21 %
White:  19,880        58 %
Black:   11,530        34 %
Other:     2,712          8 %


THE AGES OF CADDO PARISH VOTERS

According to Ernie Roberson, Registrar of Voters, at least 53% of voters are age 45 or above; many times, over 50% of those who vote are age 55 or above.

The Registrar has statistics on age which can be provided upon request.


Last Modified: September 16, 2010

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