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    Date: 5/1/02
      Contact:                           Christina Chapple   18

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SENATOR HOLDEN DISCUSSES LOUISIANA 'BRAIN DRAIN' -- Louisiana has suffered
a net out-migration of more than 570,000 people since 1983, Louisiana Senator Melvin "Kip"
Holden of Baton Rouge said at Southeastern Louisiana University Tuesday (April 30) where he
presented the 7th James H. Morrison Lecture on Politics and Government. Holden examined the
efforts of other states and communities that took steps to improve education, attract new
industries, and improve the environment as methods of improving the job outlook for college
graduates and the overall workforce.
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