Check out the top 10 most and least conservative cities below, or look through the Economist âs ranking of all 51 cities. Most Conservative. 1. Mesa, Arizona. 2. Oklahoma City, OK. 3. Virginia Beach, VA. 4. Colorado Springs, CO. 5.
18. Louisiana > Highest paid employee: Les Miles > Position: College football coach > Salary: $4.30 million. Les Miles, head coach of the Louisiana State University Tigers football team, is the highest-paid state employee. Milesâs salary is nearly $3.7 million more than the next highest-paid state employee. Other well compensated employees include university presidents, university system administrators, and assistant head football coaches. 19. Maine
Salary raise last year: 2.0 %. Salary raise over 10 years: 38.0 %. Louisiana is 5th on our comfort scale with a starting salary of $38,655 and average salaries of $51,381.As this state recovers from Hurricane Katrina, the school system is offering incentives such a loan forgiveness to attract teachers.alary raise over 10 years: 38.0 %. Louisiana is 5th on our comfort scale with a starting salary of $38,655 and average salaries of $51,381. As this state recovers from Hurricane Katrina, the school system is offering incentives such a loan forgiveness to attract teachers.