Mississippi routinely ranks last or near last for just about every social or economic metric. Laws such as this perpetuate its poor image and discourage investment in the state.
The following link gives the dreadful state of this state:
http://www.statemaster.com/state/MS/Bottom-Rankings
I fully agree slitneck, I think also I am not 100% sure, but I think Mississippi ranks #1 in obesity in the entire nation.

