Document Type

Report

Publication Date

10-2026

Abstract

The LSU New Orleans Survey Research Center (SRC) conducted a live-interviewer telephone survey of active registered voters in Orleans Parish and Jefferson Parish. Four hundred randomly selected respondents from each parish were interviewed from September 12th through September 30th. Each parish survey yields a margin of error of +/- 4.9% at a 95% confidence level.

These surveys are designed to provide an ongoing picture of how voters view local government services and the general quality of life. They highlight the problems that are of greatest concern to the voters, as well as areas of satisfaction in their parish. The forty-year time series can be used to assess the effects of events, programs, and policies. The series can also inform the public and officials about specific areas of perceived deterioration or improvement.

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I would like to extend my appreciation to Dr. Marla Nelson, Dean Randy Kearns, and Assistant Dean Dan Gonzalez for their support of this project. Special thanks go to Dr. Alla Rosca for her valuable insights and assistance throughout the research project. Special recognition goes to my student assistant, Grace Baranyai, for her help in managing the project. I am especially grateful to the 115 students who served as interviewers from the following classes: my Voters and Elections class, Research and Methods class, and two U.S. Government classes; Dr. Grace Reinke’s American Civil Rights and Liberties class; and Dr. Michael Pickering’s Politics of Developing Areas class. I would like to express my appreciation to Chief Jose Campuzano and the LSU New Orleans campus police for their assistance and support throughout the survey. Finally, I would like to thank Ross Gernon from the Office of Information Technology for his technical support.

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