YOUR VOICES: Louisiana Ranks 48th in Overall Health. What Say You?

The overall health of Louisiana’s residents ranks 48th among the 50 states according to United Health Foundation’s 2013 America’s Health Ranking published last month. The Bayou State moved up one spot from 49th in the previous year’s rankings.

What do you think about this?

“48 sounds about right. That’s my belt size.”
– Carl Marlboro, beer taster

“How dare those 47 states fat-shame us.”
– Katherine Bozeman-Tatum, professional ball buster

“That’s depressing. I think I’ll ease the pain with an entire tub of chocolate frosting.”
– Russell Morrison, ham radio advocate