Louisiana with famous New Orleans is also one of the best known travel and tourism destination in the United States. Louisiana with famous New Orleans is also one of the best known travel and tourism destination in the United States. The US State Louisiana has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in the nation, and its AIDS death rate is over twice the national average. Yet Human Rights Watch (HRW) found that the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) “has chosen punishment over health” among at-risk, marginalized communities. Aggressive police harassment in New Orleans, such as using condoms as evidence of prostitution, is increasingly endangering sex workers, drug users, and others who face higher risks of HIV, according to Human Rights Watch.