How much in pork packed earmarks is being requested for Louisiana alone?

$13,985,227

And this is state budget!!!

We Oink reporters had to step back from the trough for a minute after seeing the list.

Rep. Herbert Dixon, D-Alexandria: Arna Bontemps African American Museum, $200,000; Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Louisiana Inc., $50,000; Education Foundation of Epsilon Psi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., $100,000; First St. Mark Baptist Church Inc., $97,200; Mount Zion Community Development Corp.-Health and Wellness Ministry, $180,509; Pineville Concerned Citizens Inc., $35,000; Rapides Primary Health Care Center Inc., $384,600; Rapides Station Community Ministries Inc., $260,000; Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, $45,392; Sickle Cell Anemia Research Foundation, $50,000; St. James United People Church, $50,000.

Rep. Noble Ellington, D-Winnsboro: Catfish Festival Inc., $25,000; Franklin [Parish] Economic Development Foundation, $50,000; Franklin Parish Historical Society Museum, $25,000; Fresh Start Outreach Ministries Inc., $785,000; Industrial Development Board of the Parish of Caldwell Inc., $50,000; Old Bethel Baptist Church of Clarks Inc., $50,000; Schepis Foundation Inc., $75,000; Ward III Community Center Management Board, $90,000; Winnsboro Gun Club Inc., $25,000; Winnsboro Main Street Inc., $50,000.

Rep. Rosalind Jones, D-Monroe: Booker T. Community Outreach Project, $25,000; Concord Youth and Adult Community Association, $121,550; Dove Christian Community Services Inc., $60,000; East Carroll Council on Aging, $25,000; G.T. Services Inc., $40,000; I & I Educational Service Inc., $50,000; Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum, $50,000; Opportunities Industrialization Center of Ouachita Inc., $500,000; The New Way Center Inc., $132,128; Top Gun Boy Scouts of Ouachita, $30,000; Youth Academy for Leadership and Education Inc., $50,000.

Gag yourself on the rest of the fattening story here.

H/T: Jayme Siemer