What did Louisiana "wets" believe during the Prohibition era?

A. Prohibition would hurt the state's economy.

B. Prohibition would improve the state's economy.

C. Alcohol caused high rates of violence in New Orleans.

D. Alcohol had a number of medical benefits.

B) Prohibition would improve the state's economy.

The correct option is "B." Prohibition would improve the state's economy.

Explanation:

The drys, or prohibition supporters, believed the passage of the

Eighteenth Amendment to be a victory over the societal and health

problems caused by drinking, while Anti-prohibitionists (the wets) believed

the ban to be the infliction of rural Protestant ideals upon mostly urban

Americans, largely immigrant and Catholic. The Wets wanted the 18th Amendment repealed and they finally got their way in 1933. The Wets. Also known as the anti-Prohibitionists, the Wets wanted the 18th Amendment repealed and they finally got their way in 1933. Brewers were in the anti-Prohibitionist group, and people like Al Capone definitely weren't. Democrats Al Smith ad Franklin Delano Roosevelt were all Wet, and FDR championed the cause after becoming president, as a way to boost the economy.

The flouting of the law was widespread. Many Americans turned to bootleggers, who illegally distilled their own or served alcohol smuggled from abroad. In New Orleans, these activities were no different.

NOTE: The 18th Amendment. The law that changed it all barred most sales of booze, but it also didn't make it illegal to drink. The Volstead Act put the law into effect in 1920.