Report says Louisiana ranks high for entrepreneurs
Louisiana was tied for fourth in a survey of entrepreneurial activity by states, with 440 people starting businesses out of every 100,000 adults. The Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, found that Louisiana and Tennessee had the same rate of startups in 2007. Idaho, the District of Columbia and Arizona were tied for first, with 460 startups per 100,000 adults. West Virginia was ranked last, with 80 entrepreneurs out of 100,000.
