Delta Caucus    

      WELCOME TO THE HOME PAGE OF THE DELTA CAUCUS - A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT OF LEGISLATORS, COUNTY AND PARISH OFFICIALS, MAYORS AND CITIZENS IN THE SEVEN-STATE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY DELTA REGION.

      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment data, 1995; U.S. Census Bureau poverty data, 1990; and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis income data, 1996.

      U.S. Average Counties in Red
      Unemployment Rate 6.2% 9.3% or more
      Poverty Rate 13.1% 19.7% or more
      Per Capita Market Income $18,201 $12,074

      THE DELTA CAUCUS WORKS ON BEHALF OF THE POOREST REGION IN THE COUNTRY...POORER EVEN THAN APPALACHIA OR THE REST OF THE SOUTH.

      THE DELTA CAUCUS MOVEMENT IS THE FIRST EFFORT OF ITS KIND IN THE DELTA TO LEAD A REGIONWIDE MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO DEMAND NATIONAL ATTENTION AND THE HELP OF CONGRESS TOWARDS HELPING THE REGION BECOME A FULL PARTNER IN THE NATION'S UNPRECENDENTED PROSPERITY.

      IT IS ALSO THE FIRST MOVEMENT TO BE ORGANIZED WITH THE HELP OF THE INTERNET.

      PRESS RELEASES

      TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DELTA CAUCUS, AND HOW YOU CAN JOIN THIS IMPORTANT AND EXCITING MOVEMENT TO HELP THE NATION'S POOREST REGION, CLICK HERE.

      TO SIGN THE DELTA COVENANT - A COMPACT DEMANDING NATIONAL ATTENTION AND FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO THE DELTA, CLICK HERE.

      TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DELTA COUNCIL, THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATION OF THIS HOMEPAGE, CLICK HERE.

      TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DELTA REGION, AND WHY IT NEEDS HELP, CLICK HERE.

      TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS MOVEMENT'S PLANS TO MARCH ON WASHINGTON, AND TO SIGN UP TO JOIN US IN WASHINGTON, CLICK HERE.

      FOR OTHER INTERESTING SITES THAT CAN HELP THE DELTA REGION, CLICK HERE

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