Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
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ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Bobby Jindal (R)
Population: 4,574,836
GDP (per capita): $45,002
Number of S&P companies: 3
Top corporate tax rate: 8.00 percent
Top individual tax rate: 6.00 percent
Gasoline taxes/fees: 20.0 cents
Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa2/Stable
SAT scores (average): 1651/2400
Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 74
Sources: Census Bureau (2011), Standard & Poor's (2012), Tax Foundation (2012), American Petroleum Institute (2012), Bureau Labor Statistics (2011), National Center For Education Statistics (2011), Moody's (2012), CNBC