Father Fred Kammer, SJ, JD

Executive Director

Jesuit Social Research Institute

[Report page 3]

Measures of Social Justice

Jeanie Donovan, MPA,MPH

Economic Policy Specialist

Jesuit Social Research Institute

[Report page 3]

Measures of Social Justice

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Recommendations• Poverty

– Raise minimum wage– Increase state EITC– Expand Medicaid eligibility– State and local investment in housing assistance and child care assistance

• Racial Disparity– Allowing intra- and inter-district transfers– Subsidizing school transportation– Strengthen enforcement of employment discrimination laws– Increase investment in vocational training, GED programs, and need-based financial aid

• Immigrant Exclusion– Increase access to English language courses– Increase resources to schools serving English language learners– Prevent misclassification of immigrant workers– Extend Medicaid to immigrant children and pregnant mothers

Cristiane Rosales Fajardo

Immigrant & Immigrant Activist

New Orleans, LA

Erika Zucker, JD

Policy Advocate

Workplace Justice Project

Louisiana: Poverty Dimension

Indicator Score 1: 0.2893

Indicator Score 2: 0.3050

Indicator Score 3: 0.3545Mean Score: 0.3163

Overall Poverty Dimension Score: 0.3163Rank: 50 of 51

Louisiana: JustSouth Index Calculation

Dimension Score 1: 0.3163 + Dimension Score 2: 0.4443 + Dimension Score 3: 0.3948 =

(Geometric) Mean: 0.3814

Overall JustSouth Index Score: 0.3814

Rank: 51