Lake Charles, LA vs New Orleans, LA: City Score compared

Lake Charles, LA scores 35 and New Orleans, LA scores 32 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, 3 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

	Lake Charles, LA	New Orleans, LA
City Score	35	32
Condition (public data)	37	32
Movement (how the church is moving)	31	31
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What Lake Charles is up against	81	86
Where grace is growing	38	39
Marriage & family	31	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	Lake Charles, LA	New Orleans, LA
Overall	42, Stirring	39, Drifting
The Church	42, Stirring	37, Lukewarm
The Family	31, Divided	16, Broken
Education	43, Searching	69, Grounded
Government	59, Unsettled	59, Unsettled
Media	49, Negative	49, Negative
Arts & Entertainment	42, Mixed	15, Corrupt
Business	34, Tightfisted	49, Fair
Compassion	33, Indifferent	16, Hardened

City Score over the last 4 weeks

Week	Lake Charles, LA	New Orleans, LA
2026-W43	—	29
2026-W44	40	37
2026-W45	40	37
2026-W46	40	37

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