Progress in the press
The Times Picayune: Melissa Flournoy: Backward-looking leadership drives our children from Louisiana
By: Melissa Flournoy
Do you want to know why young people are leaving Louisiana and moving to more progressive cities? They want to plan for the future, not cling to the past; they want rights to health care, education and respect for all people and races.
They want good-paying jobs and a high quality of life. They want to embrace the future.