Survey: Louisiana more opposed to same sex marriage, marijuana legalization, gun control than national average

POSTED: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 – 9:30am

UPDATED: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 – 12:06pm

LOUISIANA — Several national media outlets have recently questioned of why Louisiana’s Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu has not followed several of her Democratic colleagues and come out in support of same sex marriage. According to the 2013 Louisiana Survey, the answer can be found in Louisiana public opinion, which remains opposed to same sex marriage.

Overall, Louisiana residents lag behind national averages on issues of same sex marriage, gun control and the legalization of marijuana. There is some indication that Louisianans are more open to civil unions, though opinion remains divided on this issue.

Nationally, public opinion has, over the past several decades, moved toward greater support for same sex marriage and the legalization of marijuana. A survey recently released by the Pew Center Research, for example, found that Americans favored legalization of marijuana by a 52-45 margin. A decade ago, only a third of Americans supported legalization.

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