Lafayette, LA vs New Orleans, LA: City Score compared

Lafayette, LA scores 36 and New Orleans, LA scores 32 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, 4 points apart. Each city is read on its own numbers: the condition from public data, how the church is moving this week, and Christianity on the Move across the cultural areas of impact. How the score is built.

The score, side by side

	Lafayette, LA	New Orleans, LA
City Score	36	32
Condition (public data)	40	32
Movement (how the church is moving)	31	31
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What Lafayette is up against	62	86
Where grace is growing	39	39
Marriage & family	25	16
Christian liberty	58	58

Christianity on the Move

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable.

Cultural area	Lafayette, LA	New Orleans, LA
Overall	48, Stirring	39, Drifting
The Church	45, Stirring	37, Lukewarm
The Family	25, Divided	16, Broken
Education	43, Searching	69, Grounded
Government	59, Unsettled	59, Unsettled
Media	49, Negative	49, Negative
Arts & Entertainment	45, Mixed	15, Corrupt
Business	54, Fair	49, Fair
Compassion	65, Merciful	16, Hardened

City Score over the last 4 weeks

Week	Lafayette, LA	New Orleans, LA
2026-W43	—	29
2026-W44	36	37
2026-W45	42	37
2026-W46	42	37

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