Louisiana stands alone
So I'm a day or two late on this, but with New Mexico banning cock fighting, Louisiana is now the only state in the Union to allow cock fighting. Lovely. I was sent a few good articles on the subject, and I'll list them here.
How New Mexico Banned Cockfighting
A truly sad quote from the article:
"This has been one of our dirty secrets for a long time, and quite frankly, this [ban] has been a long time coming," said Democratic State Rep. Peter Wirth. "I'm thrilled that we're finally putting Louisiana in the rear-view mirror on this issue."
Click Is Ticking On Louisiana Cockfighting
A good editorial on the subject, and gives you a bit of background on why it has been hard to ban it here.
I'm an unabashed bleeding heart when it comes to animals, but it also made me sad because LA is a great state. I lived there for a few years as a young kid and stayed for several years after I got out of the Army. Stuff like this just reinforces the opinions of so many that the state is backwards and the people who live there are uneducated rednecks.