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The article presents information on various bulletins. Some of these are as, "Louisiana's Human Resources. Number, Distribution, and Composition of the Population, 1960," by Alvin L. Bertrand and "Louisiana's Human Resources. Agribusiness and the Labor Force," by Arthur R. Jones and Lee Taylor. These bulletins, based on the 1960 Decennial Census, present interesting and valuable observations about the characteristics of the people of Louisiana. Bertrand reports "basic general information on the number, distribution, and composition of the population" and points out some of their significant implications for future planning and developmental action. His major findings may be summarized as follows: (1) between 1950-60, Louisiana had a relatively rapid rate of growth, 21.4 percent, compared with the nation; (2) urban areas of the state gained population and rural places generally lost; (3) women outnumbered men, sex ratios for 1950 and 1960 being 96.7 and 95.6, respectively; (4) in 1960 the state had the highest percentage of nonwhite in the nation, except for Mississippi and South Carolina; (5) a persistent high birthrate, since 1940, caused a relatively young population for the state in 1960; and (6) although the level of income and education in 1960 was remarkably higher than those in 1950, the state had relatively low level of income and education compared with other states.

One of the chief findings of the study is that the library system reached ten percent of the population during its first year of operation, which is approximately the user rate of public libraries for the nation. This record was achieved through careful location of bookmobile stops in outlying districts. Library users both accept and reject the service more that nonusers and have higher levels of living. The accepter group, compared with the rejecter, has lower levels of living, and as expected, makes greater use of facilities offered. These results are based on responses from 1,604 individuals and 557 households in nonmetropolitan areas of the county. Those to be interviewed were selected by area sampling procedures and interviewed by volunteer workers and staff members. The general objective of the library study was to supply basic information for use by county library planners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]