If we are talking about resources available to the state we can look directly at tax revenue. https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/state-local-tax-collecti

If we are talking about resources available to the state we can look directly at tax revenue. https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/state-local-tax-collections-per-capita/ https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/state-local-tax-col... Louisiana is 32nd for tax revue per capita.