Reuters is reporting that both parties are having a difficult time with turnout in Louisiana:

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana (Reuters) - The primary elections have been called the most gripping in recent years but not in the Deep South state of Louisiana where parties struggled to motivate voters on Saturday.

In Alexandria, a city in the center of the state, voting officials stood idle at several polling stations in black or racially mixed neighborhoods waiting for people to show up.

Hundreds of people crowded a local gymnasium for a basketball game while the voting station in the lobby had seen only 35 voters by mid-morning.

Republicans lost much of their interest after former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney pulled out of the race on Thursday, leaving Sen. John McCain virtually certain to be the party nominee, analysts and voters said.

Democratic turnout in Louisiana has been shrinking for years and the trend seemed likely to continue despite the national interest in the race between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, analysts said.

Washington Post is reporting the low turnout is worrying the Obama campaign.

Reports of low turnout in Louisiana caused a wave of concern in the Obama campaign on an otherwise smooth primary and caucus day in four states on Saturday. Although Sen. Barack Obama is expected to fare well in Louisiana, where about 45 percent of registered Democrats are African American, low turnout could drive down his numbers. The state has 66 delegates for the Democratic nomination.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton skipped Louisiana, even though it has become a symbolic touchstone for Democrats following the government response to Hurricane Katrina. Instead she sent her husband to campaign for her there while chasing better bets in Maine, which holds its caucus on Sunday, and Virginia.

Exit polls showing

Did Katrina Cause Hardship?

Louisiana Republican voters Yes 32%, No 68%

Louisiana Democratic Voters Yes 44%, No 55% No
Yes - White Voters 40%, Black Voters 46%

Economy (Nationally)

Republicans
Excellent/Good 51%
Not Good/Pour 49%

Democrats
Excellent/Good 10%
Not Good/Poor 90%