It would be much worse if it wasn't for JFK and LBJ.
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Speaking more broadly about the South, I remember watching True Detective earlier this year which is set in Louisiana's Acadiana, and being shocked that such a level of poverty could still exist in a developed Western country in 2014. Even basic infrastructure seemed to be lacking, or crumbling.
Speaking more broadly about the South, I remember watching True Detective earlier this year which is set in Louisiana's Acadiana, and being shocked that such a level of poverty could still exist in a developed Western country in 2014. Even basic infrastructure seemed to be lacking, or crumbling.