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Louisiana Survey 2006 (Fall), Lsu Reilly Center For Media & Public Affairs
Louisiana Survey 2006 (Fall), Lsu Reilly Center For Media & Public Affairs
Reilly Center Louisiana Surveys
The fall 2006 Louisiana Survey noted the beginning of a return to a "new normal" in public opinion following the devastation of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The number of residents who reported optimism that the state was heading in the right direction increased from 2005, but still did not equal pre-hurricane levels. In addition, the 2006 LA Survey explored:
- the re-emergence of dominance for pre-Katrina concerns such as education, healthcare, and crime in the state
- an increase in number of residents noting climate change as their number one concern for the future of the state
- disconcerting trends on perceptions of …
Louisiana Survey 2006 (Spring), Lsu Reilly Center For Media And Public Affairs
Louisiana Survey 2006 (Spring), Lsu Reilly Center For Media And Public Affairs
Reilly Center Louisiana Surveys
The first survey conducted in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the spring 2006 Louisiana Survey revealed that the catastrophic effects of the hurricanes in the summer of 2005 wiped out the incremental gains that the Survey had detected in resident optimism for the future of the state. Other aspects measured by the spring 2006 Survey included:
- a perception that all Louisiana residents, regardless of socioeconomic status, were "in the same boat" following the hurricanes
- the emergence of rebuilding as the most prominent problem facing the state, and the subsequent decline of confidence in the future of the state …