New Orleans ? Black voter turnout in the city’s first election after Hurricane Katrina was down while white voter turnout was roughly the same, according to statistics released Friday.

Thirty-one percent of registered black voters cast ballots in the April 22 primary, compared with 45 percent in the 2002 primary. Roughly half of registered white voters cast ballots in both years, according to figures released by Secretary of State Al Ater.

Overall, 110,000 voters, or 37 percent of those registered, cast ballots.