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# Highways to hell
- URL: https://www.redeyebr.com/highways-to-hell/
- Published: 2026-03-29T21:29:33.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-29T21:29:33.000Z
- Description: Every neighboring state outperforms Louisiana on roads. Mississippi included.
- Author: JR Ball
- Tags: News, Analysis, Governing

Louisiana's roads rank 46th in the nation—and have for two years running.

**Why it matters:** This isn't a ranking. **It's a verdict**. The state finishes in the bottom five in nearly every category that affects the daily drive. Every neighboring state outperforms Louisiana. Mississippi included.

**Money for nothing:** Louisiana actually ranks near the top nationally for keeping administrative overhead low and scores well on capital spending. The dollars are there. The pavement isn't.

**Big picture:** The [29th Annual Highway Report](https://reason.org/highway-report/29th-annual-highway-report/?ref=redeyebr.com), by Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank, scores all 50 states across 13 categories—pavement condition, bridge integrity, fatality rates, congestion and spending. Virginia and Georgia have the nation’s best roads; Alaska and California, the worst.

**Bright spot:** Congestion is middle-of-the-pack. Louisiana drivers lose about 24 hours a year to traffic—a full day, but not the worst in the country. Fatality rates improved from the previous report. Not a lot—but movement in the right direction.

**The bottom line:** Louisiana isn't falling further behind. It's just not moving. Same rank, same roads, same result. At some point, that's a choice.

*Read the full report* [*here*](https://reason.org/wp-content/uploads/29th-annual-highway-report.pdf?ref=redeyebr.com)*.*

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