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Pew Research Center puts Louisiana in the top five most religious states

The Pew Research Center’s latest Religious Landscape Study has found that 71 percent of adults in Louisiana are “highly religious”. The state follows Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee in Pew’s rankings of the most highly religious states.

The study covered the following measures of religious observance to determine the rankings: worship attendance, prayer frequency, belief in God and the self described importance of religion in one’s life.

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Jamal Melancon
Jamal Melancon, Senior Staff Writer
Jamal is a mass communication senior with a focus in journalism. Before serving on The Maroon as the Senior Staff Writer, Jamal worked as the Worldview Editor, Life and Times Editor, Religion Editor, Assistant News Editor and a Staff Writer. In his free time, he likes to read comic books. Contact: [email protected] or @Jam_M_Mel

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