From the Houston Chronicle:
Where’s Louisiana? Don’t ask a young American
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Despite the wall-to-wall coverage of the damage from Hurricane Katrina, nearly one-third of young Americans recently polled couldn’t locate Louisiana on a map and nearly half were unable to identify Mississippi.
Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 fared even worse with foreign locations: six in 10 couldn’t find Iraq, according to a Roper poll conducted for National Geographic.
Of course in a few matters, it might be just as well that they don’t know. Some simply shouldn’t go to Mardi Gras, or deal with Louisiana sheriffs…