Voters think Louisiana's most pressing problems are: ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Too much crime and violence: 18% ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Low quality of education: 16% ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ High insurance rates: 12% ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Stagnant job growth: 11% ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Unsafe roads and bridges: 8% ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Too much poverty: 6% ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ High state and local taxes: 4% ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Lack of racial equality: 3% ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Lack of quality/affordable health care options: 2% ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Harmful risks to the environment: 1% ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ All of them: 18% ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Don’t know: 1% ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Source: Poll conducted by Faucheux Strategies, LLC, and commissioned by The Advocate, The Acadiana Advocate, The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate, The Times-Picayune, WWL-TV, WBRZ-TV, KATC-TV, KTBS-TV, the Urban League of Louisiana, and the Public Affairs Research Council of Baton Rouge.
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