Shameful, but true about NOLA

Roads in the New Orleans area are among the worst in the nation and cost drivers who use them an additional $681 a year for vehicle maintenance, $279 a year more than the national average, according to a study released Wednesday.

Jena Street between South Claiborne and Willow Street uptown was photographed this month. 

TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that researches, evaluates and distributes economic and technical data on highway and transportation issues, ranks the New Orleans area sixth in the nation among areas of 500,000 or more people for poor road conditions.

The study said that 55 percent of the New Orleans area's roads are in poor condition, 18 percent are medium condition, 14 percent are in fair condition and 13 percent in good condition.

SHAME!!!

At least we're not the worst ...