Happiest U.S. States Pinned Down | LiveScience (http://www.livescience.com/culture/091217-happy-state-list.html)

"Happiness measures

Their results come from a comparison of two data sets of happiness levels in each state, one that relied on participants' self-reported well-being and the other an objective measure that took into account a state's weather, home prices and other factors that are known reasons to frown (or smile).

The self-reported information came from 1.3 million U.S. citizens who took part in a survey between 2005 and 2008. "

I have a feeling it would be ranked even higher now since that ranking was done pre-Katrina. Re-survery today and I think we'd be in the top 10....probably top 5.

As far as I am concerned, we're number one.

But they didn't ask me...

Oklahoma is the #1 most obsessed state when it comes ranking polls. :-P

Speaking of happy...
Filling Kettles While Spreading Joy (http://www.news9.com/global/story.asp?s=11695380)

#20???.. that makes me sad.

I have a feeling it would be ranked even higher now since that ranking was done pre-Katrina. Re-survery today and I think we'd be in the top 10....probably top 5.

Not completely true...Katrina made landfall in late August of 2005, so there were 3 post-Katrina years in there...

Which brings this whole poll into question. Lousiana #1 with most of the polling post Katrina? Seems kinda hard to buy into that statistic.