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

Lakeland, 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

	Lakeland, LA	New Orleans, LA
City Score	35	32
Condition (public data)	37	32
Movement (how the church is moving)	32	31
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What Lakeland is up against	59	86
Where grace is growing	36	39
Marriage & family	14	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	Lakeland, LA	New Orleans, LA
Overall	42, Stirring	39, Drifting
The Church	43, Stirring	37, Lukewarm
The Family	14, Broken	16, Broken
Education	56, Searching	69, Grounded
Government	59, Unsettled	59, Unsettled
Media	49, Negative	49, Negative
Arts & Entertainment	42, Mixed	15, Corrupt
Business	27, Tightfisted	49, Fair
Compassion	45, Stirring	16, Hardened

City Score over the last 4 weeks

Week	Lakeland, LA	New Orleans, LA
2026-W43	—	29
2026-W44	33	37
2026-W45	39	37
2026-W46	39	37

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