There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending April 23, 2022, a decrease from the previous week.
There were 103 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending April 23, 2022, a 18.9% decrease from the previous week.
There were 91 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending April 23, 2022, a 17.3% decrease from the previous week.
There were 25 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending April 23, 2022, a 37.5% decrease from the previous week.
There were 28 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending April 23, 2022, a 27.3% increase over the previous week.
In 2021, Louisiana collected $301.9 million in severance taxes, ranking it seventh in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
In 2021, Louisiana collected $301.9 million in other taxes, ranking it 23rd in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
There were 21 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending April 23, 2022, a 19.2% decrease from the previous week.
There were 14 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending April 23, 2022, a 7.7% increase over the previous week.
Louisiana's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending April 9, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.