Louisianians want to see real progress in these and many other specific areas. Not until the spring of 1997 will the governor and legislators hold a regular legislative session. Opportunity for Leadership Simply put, people who live in Louisiana do share many areas of com-mon concern and understand the impact on our collective future. Voters are frustrated by a lack of progress on issues they believe are important. New faces and new leaders alone, have not changed this.
Voters feel disconnected from the political process.
They are discouraged because they do not seem to be able to bring about the positive changes they seek. Engaging the citizens in a way that they become part of the solution is critical to leading in a state which faces difficult challenges. Making government work is a responsibility we all share. The data was stratified by region and gender and gathered November 11-13, 1996.