Poverty worsens hurricane impact — AP analysis

Poverty worsens hurricane impact — AP analysis
September 5, 2005

The following is from an Associated Press report.

An Associated Press analysis of Census data shows that the residents in the three dozen hardest-hit neighborhoods in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama also were disproportionately minority and had incomes $10,000 below the national average.



The AP analysis showed:

• Median household income in the most devastated neighborhood was $32,000, or $10,000 less than the national average.
• Two in 10 households in the disaster area had no car, compared with 1 in 10 in nationwide.
• Nearly 25 percent of those living in the hardest-hit areas were below the poverty line, about double the national average. About 4.5 percent in the disaster area received public assistance; nationwide, the number was about 3.5 percent.
• About 60 percent of the 700,000 people in the three dozen neighborhoods were minority. Nationwide, about 1 in 3 Americans is a racial minority.
• One in 200 American households doesn’t have adequate plumbing. One in 100 households in the most affected areas didn’t have decent plumbing, which, according to the Census, includes running hot and cold water, a shower or bath and an indoor toilet.
• Nationwide, about 7 percent of households with children are headed by a single mother. In the three dozen neighborhoods, 12 percent were single-mother households.

Money and transportation — two keys to surviving a natural disaster — were inaccessible for many who got left behind in the Gulf region’s worst squalor. People living in the path of Hurricane Katrina’s worst devastation were twice as likely as most Americans to be poor and without a car — factors that may help explain why so many failed to evacuate as the storm approached

— AP

Hurricane Katrina reports from mongabay.com

• How to help the New Orleans Zoo and Aquarium after hurricane – 5-September-2005
  Despite escaping Hurricane Katrina relatively unscathed, the zoo and aquarium facilities in New Orleans could use donations to help with the feeding and care of their animals.
• New Orleans Aquarium and Zoo faring well since hurricane – 4-September-2005
  Audubon Zoo, the Aquarium of the Americas, the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species in New Orleans survived Hurricane Katrina relatively unscathed according to reports from operators of the facilities. However, in neighboring Mississippi, the Gulport Marine Life Oceanarium aquarium was totally destroyed.
• Aerial photos of Hurricane Katrina destruction – 2-September-2005
  NOAA posted online more than 1450 aerial images of the U.S. Gulf Coast areas that were decimated by Hurricane Katrina. NOAA will be flying more missions in the days ahead that will yield hundreds of additional aerial digital images. The regions photographed on Tuesday range from Bay St. Louis to Pascagoula, Miss. The southeast coastal areas of Louisiana are being photographed on Wednesday. The aerial photograph missions were conducted by the NOAA Remote Sensing Division the day after Katrina made landfall at approximately 7:10 a.m. EDT on Aug. 29, 2005, in Plaquemines Parish, La.
• Hurricane news, by county and city, for LA, MS – 1-September-2005
  Links to news updates. Organized by city and country.
• NASA releases satellite photos showing flooded New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina – 1-September-2005
  NASA released satellite photos showing destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. The images, available on NASA’s Earth Observatory web site clearly show signficant parts of the city inundated with flood water.
• Environmental problems worsened Hurricane Katrina’s impact – 31-August-2005
  The loss of coastal marshlands that buffer New Orleans from flooding and storm surges may have worsened the impact of Hurricane Katrina.
• Food safety tips after Hurricane Katrina – 30-August-2005
  As Hurricane Katrina hits Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants area residents to be prepared for the aftermath. FDA is providing important tips to help people affected by this storm to protect their health and food supply.
• Hurricanes getting stronger due to global warming says study – 29-August-2005
  Late last month an atmospheric scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a study in Nature that found hurricanes have grown significantly more powerful and destructive over the past three decades. Kerry Emanuel, the author of the study, warns that since hurricanes depend on warm water to form and build, global climate change might increase the effect of hurricanes still further in coming years.

1998 Figures from the IRS. By zip code and sorted by “income per return.”

LOUISIANA | MISSISSIPPI

Name	Zip code	Number of Returns	Income per return
Monroe	71209	45	5,178
Monroe	71212	38	9,421
Ruston	71272	141	9,610
Lake Charles	70609	106	9,962
Natchitoches	71497	47	10,447
Olla	71465	1,184	11,835
New Orleans	70148	209	12,622
	70200	12	13,750
Baton Rouge	70894	145	13,924
	70400	31	14,226
	71300	13	14,692
	71200	12	14,833
Lafayette	70504	354	15,562
	70101	31	15,645
Waterproof	71375	536	15,759
Powhatan	71066	74	15,797
Acme	71316	29	15,862
Tangipahoa	70465	324	16,028
New Orleans	70143	108	16,148
Baton Rouge	70802	11,562	16,227
Pineville	71359	18	16,444
New Orleans	70117	19,059	16,586
Thibodaux	70310	45	16,978
Shreveport	71103	3,667	17,133
Cullen	71021	570	17,291
Baton Rouge	70805	11,576	17,334
Jones	71250	140	17,550
Kenner	70063	463	17,721
Epps	71237	580	17,945
Baton Rouge	70893	370	17,997
New Orleans	70113	3,267	18,091
Hammond	70402	72	18,194
Monroe	71202	10,690	18,200
Clayton	71326	621	18,440
Baton Rouge	70807	6,766	18,440
Killona	70066	280	18,700
Lebeau	71345	112	18,750
Angie	70467	43	18,814
Cloutierville	71416	337	18,846
New Orleans	70177	426	18,878
Pioneer	71266	548	19,016
Wisner	71378	1,096	19,107
Wildsville	71377	133	19,150
Morrow	71356	283	19,353
Sicily Island	71368	541	19,383
Shreveport	71109	10,302	19,424
Hosston	71043	231	19,424
Melrose	71452	38	19,579
	70500	10	19,600
Gorum	71434	52	19,635
New Orleans	70157	200	19,695
	70300	15	19,800
Rodessa	71069	318	20,006
Lake Providence	71254	2,649	20,049
Saint Maurice	71471	81	20,222
Roseland	70456	1,191	20,230
Natchez	71456	424	20,238
New Orleans	70172	440	20,255
Fenton	70640	199	20,397
Shreveport	71108	8,387	20,401
Dupont	71329	73	20,425
Gilliam	71029	133	20,466
Wilson	70789	341	20,499
New Orleans	70142	21	20,524
Clarence	71414	213	20,638
Natalbany	70451	1,041	20,656
Pointe A	70082	294	20,707
Tallulah	71282	3,534	20,935
Gilbert	71336	718	21,202
Darrow	70725	463	21,292
Leesville	71459	4,951	21,462
Dulac	70353	704	21,580
Baton Rouge	70812	4,732	21,606
Carville	70721	238	21,618
Bonita	71223	289	21,651
Mora	71455	153	21,660
Flatwoods	71427	118	21,898
New Orleans	70114	10,284	21,930
Tallulah	71284	900	21,944
Evergreen	71333	311	21,945
Newellton	71357	974	22,051
Grand Coteau	70541	470	22,077
Mansura	71350	1,523	22,083
Innis	70747	95	22,179
Lisbon	71048	82	22,207
Lawtell	70550	374	22,259
Jigger	71249	63	22,317
New Sarpy	70078	351	22,359
Lettsworth	70753	369	22,412
Alexandria	71302	6,009	22,425
Weyanoke	70787	140	22,486
Simmesport	71369	1,121	22,508
Jonesville	71343	2,900	22,524
Davant	70046	87	22,552
New Orleans	70119	17,146	22,687
New Orleans	70146	51	22,784
Melville	71353	697	22,799
Lafayette	70501	12,088	22,845
Barksdale Afb	71110	1,426	22,888
Kenner	70062	7,470	22,906
Convent	70723	797	22,926
Palmetto	71358	475	22,981
Mount Airy	70076	95	23,105
Winnsboro	71295	4,962	23,121
Chatham	71226	631	23,157
Colfax	71417	1,879	23,308
New Orleans	70126	16,273	23,338
Belcher	71004	318	23,355
Ferriday	71334	3,395	23,382
	71000	13	23,385
Cottonport	71327	1,497	23,478
Sondheimer	71276	229	23,533
	71059	13	23,615
Clarks	71415	247	23,615
Turkey Creek	70585	247	23,628
Rayville	71269	4,300	23,648
Greensburg	70441	1,835	23,747
Hall Summit	71034	102	23,804
Pelican	71063	288	23,896
Aimwell	71401	49	23,898
Oil City	71061	810	23,912
Lena	71447	468	23,925
Mount Hermon	70450	883	23,950
Brittany	70718	143	23,979
Vivian	71082	1,997	23,982
Baskin	71219	483	24,010
Lake Charles	70615	4,559	24,025
Oberlin	70655	1,302	24,025
Westwego	70094	13,220	24,030
New Orleans	70178	115	24,104
Rhinehart	71363	60	24,117
Maringouin	70757	1,320	24,178
Gibson	70356	1,062	24,195
Angie	70426	1,705	24,226
Saint James	70086	949	24,274
Lillie	71256	211	24,299
Collinston	71229	707	24,314
Delhi	71232	2,809	24,318
Marrero	70073	647	24,363
Metairie	70004	257	24,424
Plain Dealing	71064	1,614	24,455
Saint Bernard	70085	2,754	24,472
	70800	25	24,480
Charenton	70523	710	24,499
New Orleans	70185	408	24,517
	70000	30	24,533
New Orleans	70129	4,942	24,556
New Orleans	70158	219	24,603
New Orleans	70127	11,875	24,637
Transylvania	71286	263	24,764
Spearsville	71277	739	24,797
Princeton	71067	1,020	24,833
Talisheek	70464	140	24,843
Fort Necessity	71243	129	24,930
Grambling	71245	1,129	24,942
Bordelonville	71320	47	24,979
Newllano	71461	1,413	25,001
Mittie	70654	129	25,016
Oak Grove	71263	3,250	25,127
Marksville	71351	4,352	25,176
Frierson	71027	599	25,180
Bunkie	71322	2,688	25,187
Baton Rouge	70874	476	25,187
Pine Grove	70453	341	25,188
Lecompte	71346	1,330	25,190
Mangham	71259	751	25,192
Batchelor	70715	438	25,235
Morse	70559	846	25,261
Joyce	71440	176	25,278
Gloster	71030	521	25,307
Kentwood	70444	3,261	25,325
Delta	71233	133	25,338
Moreauville	71355	952	25,375
Port Sulphur	70083	1,540	25,390
Garyville	70051	981	25,396
Bayou Goula	70716	92	25,413
New Orleans	70156	199	25,457
Tunica	70782	149	25,510
Leblanc	70651	91	25,516
Westwego	70096	377	25,517
Cotton Valley	71018	754	25,527
Fisher	71426	85	25,529
Campti	71411	1,019	25,536
Edgard	70049	1,080	25,539
Echo	71330	107	25,598
Hamburg	71339	136	25,618
Heflin	71039	712	25,622
Start	71279	301	25,631
Harrisonburg	71340	446	25,632
New Orleans	70174	491	25,652
Cecilia	70521	455	25,675
Arcadia	71001	1,856	25,742
Garden City	70540	103	25,757
Coushatta	71019	3,270	25,783
Mamou	70554	1,860	25,792
Church Point	70525	4,315	25,804
Monterey	71354	589	25,844
Gibsland	71028	703	25,878
Independence	70443	3,171	25,922
Glenmora	71433	1,546	25,929
Erwinville	70729	342	25,936
Baldwin	70514	1,231	25,949
Enterprise	71425	84	25,952
Chataignier	70524	177	25,983
Pine Prairie	70576	509	26,035
Leesville	71446	7,967	26,089
Belle Rose	70341	1,363	26,103
Empire	70050	610	26,159
Violet	70092	4,477	26,184
Pitkin	70656	1,256	26,190
Boothville	70038	499	26,192
Cheneyville	71325	526	26,222
Boutte	70039	1,130	26,223
Mansfield	71052	4,579	26,257
Robeline	71469	909	26,288
Bastrop	71220	9,058	26,336
Noble	71462	451	26,350
Venice	70091	398	26,387
Franklinton	70438	5,556	26,454
Gretna	70053	7,015	26,462
Castor	71016	662	26,489
Logansport	71049	1,314	26,534
New Orleans	70116	6,236	26,557
Amite	70422	4,408	26,562
Evans	70639	241	26,577
Opelousas	70570	12,774	26,592
Plaucheville	71362	620	26,615
Forest	71242	129	26,636
Sibley	71073	910	26,659
Archibald	71218	130	26,677
Cade	70519	285	26,695
Provencal	71468	361	26,740
Oakdale	71463	3,315	26,773
Leonville	70551	357	26,784
Columbia	71418	2,548	26,796
Bienville	71008	324	26,815
Bastrop	71221	757	26,840
Atlanta	71404	339	26,847
Basile	70515	1,047	26,850
Montegut	70377	1,699	26,851
East Point	71025	11	26,909
Bernice	71222	1,331	26,917
Ida	71044	255	26,918
Barataria	70036	541	26,945
Ashland	71002	55	26,982
Saint Landry	71367	440	26,986
Saint Rose	70087	2,816	26,998
Reddell	70580	158	27,000
Albany	70711	1,873	27,058
Center Point	71323	342	27,073
Athens	71003	381	27,073
Mermentau	70556	334	27,084
Rayne	70578	5,751	27,128
Bogalusa	70427	7,168	27,133
Zwolle	71486	1,761	27,140
Baton Rouge	70811	5,306	27,170
Port Barre	70577	1,745	27,178
Tickfaw	70466	2,003	27,197
Belmont	71406	101	27,208
Calvin	71410	103	27,233
Houma	70363	9,926	27,280
Duson	70529	3,887	27,286
Georgetown	71432	374	27,350
Marion	71260	1,241	27,376
Merryville	70653	1,081	27,381
Wakefield	70784	201	27,403
Marthaville	71450	385	27,405
Jeanerette	70544	4,961	27,410
Homer	71040	3,195	27,444
New Orleans	70187	568	27,460
Sun	70463	173	27,468
New Orleans	70175	520	27,471
Welsh	70591	2,029	27,489
Effie	71331	417	27,492
Trout	71371	653	27,538
Saint Martinville	70582	7,645	27,547
Baton Rouge	70892	332	27,548
Crowville	71230	189	27,571
Hessmer	71341	1,083	27,581
Vidalia	71373	2,973	27,629
New Roads	70760	3,193	27,643
Duplessis	70728	267	27,652
Montgomery	71454	931	27,653
Grayson	71435	1,074	27,695
Hineston	71438	597	27,720
Pleasant Hill	71065	472	27,769
Bentley	71407	400	27,778
Breaux Bridge	70517	8,938	27,784
Tioga	71477	811	27,852
Crowley	70526	6,775	27,863
Ville Platte	70586	6,765	27,893
Gray	70359	2,673	27,939
Lacassine	70650	187	27,963
Otis	71466	201	28,060
Paincourtville	70391	507	28,079
Hayes	70646	304	28,095
Washington	70589	1,244	28,148
Rougon	70773	83	28,181
Estherwood	70534	329	28,188
Winnfield	71483	3,853	28,293
Oak Ridge	71264	408	28,294
Saline	71070	662	28,295
Tullos	71479	284	28,313
Swartz	71281	388	28,325
Baton Rouge	70813	98	28,357
Vinton	70668	2,469	28,369
Morganza	70759	660	28,453
Hodge	71247	659	28,455
Kelly	71441	205	28,483
Grand Isle	70358	652	28,483
Amelia	70340	866	28,536
Chauvin	70344	2,505	28,540
Donaldsonville	70346	4,729	28,592
Florien	71429	1,116	28,667
Rosepine	70659	891	28,677
Franklin	70538	5,975	28,735
Dubberly	71024	468	28,765
Kaplan	70548	4,171	28,773
Bossier City	71113	158	28,791
White Castle	70788	1,855	28,887
Evangeline	70537	279	28,892
Napoleonville	70390	2,629	28,950
Norwood	70761	397	28,952
New Orleans	70182	361	28,958
Singer	70660	444	28,973
Shreveport	71107	11,248	28,981
Husser	70442	173	29,127
Elton	70532	1,199	29,129
Lake Charles	70601	14,721	29,137
Loranger	70446	1,457	29,145
Kilbourne	71253	267	29,150
Mooringsport	71060	1,043	29,171
Roanoke	70581	356	29,171
Iota	70543	1,217	29,205
Theriot	70397	599	29,234
Kinder	70648	2,287	29,234
Plaquemine	70764	6,852	29,266
Jena	71342	2,779	29,288
Starks	70661	791	29,291
Forest Hill	71430	852	29,351
Urania	71480	273	29,385
Branch	70516	481	29,497
Choudrant	71227	1,238	29,528
West Monroe	71292	7,679	29,560
Abbeville	70510	9,008	29,572
Dodson	71422	564	29,592
Arnaudville	70512	3,092	29,653
Saint Joseph	71366	915	29,670
Mer Rouge	71261	763	29,726
Doyline	71023	1,393	29,759
Many	71449	3,333	29,835
Sorrento	70778	720	29,847
Krotz Springs	70750	719	29,855
Glynn	70736	194	29,907
Negreet	71460	90	29,911
Marrero	70072	23,493	29,946
Lydia	70569	347	29,968
Elizabeth	70638	377	30,013
Lake Charles	70616	295	30,064
Lake Arthur	70549	1,767	30,088
Anacoco	71403	1,490	30,094
Minden	71055	7,250	30,105
Haynesville	71038	1,790	30,133
New Orleans	70122	19,169	30,136
Rosedale	70772	334	30,144
Iowa	70647	2,724	30,154
Dry Prong	71423	1,604	30,164
Bossier City	71172	56	30,179
Eros	71238	920	30,209
Keatchie	71046	511	30,217
Simsboro	71275	907	30,221
Elm Grove	71051	884	30,227
Gueydan	70542	1,422	30,229
Buras	70041	1,567	30,266
Jennings	70546	6,354	30,268
New Orleans	70125	8,370	30,292
Fordoche	70732	460	30,300
Dequincy	70633	3,052	30,320
Clinton	70722	2,540	30,333
Robert	70455	597	30,414
Lake Charles	70607	9,062	30,415
Hornbeck	71439	657	30,476
Akers	70421	50	30,480
Grand Cane	71032	703	30,485
Natchitoches	71457	8,720	30,486
Sikes	71473	196	30,515
Pierre Part	70339	2,265	30,634
Ringgold	71068	1,476	30,672
Slidell	70469	314	30,755
Ruby	71365	33	30,758
Sugartown	70662	133	30,759
Jonesboro	71251	3,148	30,798
Longstreet	71050	51	30,824
Geismar	70734	1,217	30,884
Torbert	70781	122	30,959
Pollock	71467	1,675	31,013
Perry	70575	144	31,021
Harvey	70058	16,335	31,026
Slagle	71475	144	31,076
Port Allen	70767	5,654	31,094
Maurepas	70449	1,024	31,111
Springhill	71075	2,503	31,131
Lacamp	71444	20	31,200
Hahnville	70057	1,188	31,209
Deville	71328	2,400	31,223
Egan	70531	379	31,243
Converse	71419	736	31,274
Hammond	70403	6,939	31,297
Chase	71324	50	31,300
Hammond	70401	5,461	31,316
Sarepta	71071	972	31,317
Plaquemine	70765	526	31,416
Grosse Tete	70740	576	31,427
Baker	70714	8,028	31,441
Gheens	70355	351	31,447
Addis	70710	1,256	31,489
Stonewall	71078	1,614	31,504
Baton Rouge	70814	5,960	31,520
Farmerville	71241	3,743	31,538
Alexandria	71301	9,462	31,550
Kurthwood	71443	16	31,563
Lafitte	70067	1,172	31,578
Ball	71405	496	31,587
Arabi	70032	3,842	31,608
Eunice	70535	6,914	31,608
Reserve	70084	3,261	31,610
Plattenville	70393	362	31,646
Labadieville	70372	1,201	31,649
Dry Creek	70637	255	31,678
Lottie	70756	151	31,682
New Orleans	70189	173	31,723
Livonia	70755	874	31,727
Shongaloo	71072	617	31,741
Summerfield	71079	120	31,742
Springfield	70462	1,871	31,786
Keithville	71047	4,120	31,789
French Settlement	70733	637	31,819
Metairie	70033	220	31,845
Longville	70652	679	31,887
Downsville	71234	1,521	31,918
Vacherie	70090	3,301	31,956
Jamestown	71045	235	32,004
Bueche	70720	230	32,035
Lacombe	70445	3,591	32,067
Bethany	71007	512	32,082
New Iberia	70560	16,581	32,085
Boyce	71409	2,610	32,089
Chalmette	70044	466	32,163
Erath	70533	2,711	32,178
Livingston	70754	2,853	32,185
Scott	70583	4,490	32,194
Bossier City	71112	11,883	32,270
Shreveport	71136	201	32,294
Pineville	71361	523	32,294
New Orleans	70128	8,055	32,298
Morgan City	70380	7,897	32,302
Elmer	71424	387	32,318
Cameron	70631	1,386	32,397
Lutcher	70071	1,692	32,404
Monroe	71203	12,353	32,477
Brusly	70719	1,809	32,481
Baton Rouge	70819	2,134	32,499
Sterlington	71280	1,312	32,502
Sieper	71472	138	32,522
Walker	70785	5,768	32,528
Chalmette	70043	13,676	32,564
Shreveport	71104	6,660	32,603
Baton Rouge	70803	51	32,627
Pineville	71360	13,798	32,640
Grant	70644	93	32,763
Dubach	71235	1,676	32,826
Holden	70744	1,625	32,863
New Orleans	70150	215	32,870
Delcambre	70528	1,188	32,883
Gretna	70054	568	32,905
Ponchatoula	70454	7,412	32,908
Gramercy	70052	1,453	32,916
Abita Springs	70420	2,395	32,989
Shreveport	71129	5,296	33,050
Goldonna	71031	340	33,068
Houma	70364	10,877	33,175
Carencro	70520	6,316	33,190
Donner	70352	91	33,275
Hackberry	70645	750	33,276
Lafayette	70507	5,818	33,281
Slaughter	70777	1,579	33,305
Leesville	71496	632	33,332
Norco	70079	1,631	33,342
Golden Meadow	70357	1,276	33,458
Ethel	70730	1,283	33,472
Libuse	71348	246	33,561
Raceland	70394	5,451	33,582
Simpson	71474	293	33,655
Pearl River	70452	4,174	33,745
Blanchard	71009	645	33,764
Quitman	71268	1,001	33,771
Bell City	70630	474	33,795
Westlake	70669	4,409	33,809
Deridder	70634	8,336	33,826
Slidell	70460	7,664	33,874
Milton	70558	350	33,926
Ama	70031	554	33,960
Haughton	71037	6,823	33,962
Hammond	70404	1,241	34,036
New Orleans	70179	290	34,110
Lakeland	70752	339	34,218
Jackson	70748	2,419	34,240
Shreveport	71133	489	34,294
Baton Rouge	70820	3,661	34,341
Ruston	71270	9,514	34,357
Slidell	70459	927	34,398
Monroe	71213	86	34,453
New Orleans	70112	1,907	34,556
Sunshine	70780	418	34,562
Reeves	70658	290	34,566
Patterson	70392	3,137	34,582
Creole	70632	460	34,613
Denham Springs	70726	14,338	34,700
Ragley	70657	1,318	34,752
Kenner	70064	368	34,755
Denham Springs	70706	3,739	34,911
Harvey	70059	801	34,939
La Place	70069	811	35,270
Angola	70712	212	35,396
New Orleans	70121	5,909	35,536
Meraux	70075	3,485	35,614
Centerville	70522	457	35,659
Paradis	70080	676	35,935
Flora	71428	34	36,059
Shreveport	71118	10,398	36,448
Loreauville	70552	870	36,511
Lafayette	70506	15,743	36,527
Bogalusa	70429	508	36,541
Lockport	70374	3,527	36,566
Shreveport	71149	285	36,575
Cut Off	70345	4,256	36,585
Lake Charles	70612	389	36,638
Mathews	70375	242	36,719
Gretna	70056	16,692	36,766
Schriever	70395	1,878	36,766
Saint Amant	70774	3,240	36,789
La Place	70068	11,239	36,807
Sulphur	70665	3,073	36,874
Greenwood	71033	1,227	36,879
Metairie	70001	18,709	37,012
Thibodaux	70301	15,046	37,247
Pride	70770	1,712	37,260
Shreveport	71138	231	37,281
Sulphur	70663	11,125	37,294
Zachary	70791	8,077	37,510
Bossier City	71111	12,457	37,655
Calhoun	71225	1,986	37,741
Saint Gabriel	70776	983	37,847
Gonzales	70737	10,173	37,879
Saint Francisville	70775	3,057	37,881
Metairie	70003	19,980	38,028
Natchitoches	71458	429	38,037
Minden	71058	637	38,111
Blanks	70717	30	38,267
West Monroe	71291	12,565	38,280
Ventress	70783	1,016	38,411
Alexandria	71307	366	38,437
Larose	70373	1,261	38,528
Gardner	71431	22	38,545
Jarreau	70749	554	38,733
Folsom	70437	2,687	38,775
Sulphur	70664	812	38,867
Baton Rouge	70835	225	38,960
Opelousas	70571	878	39,172
Covington	70434	1,324	39,483
Youngsville	70592	4,747	39,523
Gonzales	70707	820	39,691
Slidell	70458	14,325	39,839
Baton Rouge	70806	11,845	39,946
Paulina	70763	1,193	39,955
Baton Rouge	70815	12,619	40,185
Thibodaux	70302	803	40,225
Baton Rouge	70818	4,193	40,495
Shreveport	71137	234	40,637
Crowley	70527	1,002	40,704
Kenner	70065	23,636	40,727
Covington	70435	3,820	41,222
Bush	70431	1,633	41,245
New Iberia	70563	5,462	41,290
New Orleans	70186	328	41,293
Baker	70704	350	41,349
New Orleans	70115	16,384	41,500
	71451	15	41,533
Braithwaite	70040	809	41,844
Belle Chasse	70037	5,040	41,973
Lake Charles	70611	6,334	41,991
Maurice	70555	2,793	42,029
Baton Rouge	70837	75	42,293
Shreveport	71105	9,436	42,307
Sunset	70584	2,155	42,513
Alexandria	71306	448	42,786
Des Allemands	70030	1,575	42,821
Shreveport	71115	4,936	42,863
Hester	70743	116	42,931
New Orleans	70152	189	43,032
Shreveport	71101	3,494	43,135
Baton Rouge	70816	16,549	43,596
Prairieville	70769	9,096	43,888
Alexandria	71303	7,540	43,924
Shreveport	71119	4,834	44,002
Woodworth	71485	736	44,178
	71400	10	44,400
Greenwell Springs	70739	4,702	44,576
Shreveport	71134	253	44,613
Bourg	70343	2,070	44,697
Fluker	70436	155	45,077
Grand Chenier	70643	353	45,229
Baton Rouge	70896	452	45,356
New Orleans	70181	220	45,359
Berwick	70342	1,990	45,475
Luling	70070	4,858	45,782
Baton Rouge	70879	333	45,802
New Iberia	70562	1,266	45,810
Galliano	70354	1,959	46,203
Slidell	70461	9,066	47,090
Denham Springs	70727	767	47,476
Baton Rouge	70804	48	47,583
Metairie	70006	8,146	47,967
Watson	70786	382	48,018
Monroe	71210	566	48,154
Benton	71006	4,005	48,496
Lake Charles	70606	674	48,619
New Orleans	70131	11,653	49,048
	71100	26	49,308
New Orleans	70123	13,128	49,443
Taylor	71080	87	49,471
New Orleans	70118	14,732	49,827
Bossier City	71171	382	49,903
Oscar	70762	207	50,140
	70600	11	51,182
Madisonville	70447	1,911	51,311
New Orleans	70184	154	51,318
Mandeville	70470	681	51,604
Shreveport	71106	13,528	51,874
New Orleans	70183	151	52,020
Avery Island	70513	145	52,179
Destrehan	70047	5,100	52,520
Lafayette	70509	658	52,684
Baton Rouge	70895	331	53,363
New Orleans	70141	26	54,308
Metairie	70011	168	54,732
Abbeville	70511	573	54,911
Covington	70433	9,371	55,120
Houma	70360	8,710	55,276
Lake Charles	70605	12,077	56,105
Baton Rouge	70898	371	56,291
Alexandria	71309	386	56,298
Monroe	71201	9,173	56,339
Ruston	71273	733	56,742
	70700	20	57,550
Broussard	70518	4,154	58,111
Baton Rouge	70817	11,894	58,261
Metairie	70002	9,858	58,650
West Monroe	71294	879	58,664
Lafayette	70502	745	58,823
Lafayette	70508	11,258	58,903
New Orleans	70130	6,446	58,942
Baton Rouge	70809	9,053	59,524
Mandeville	70448	8,069	59,936
Shreveport	71162	115	60,374
Metairie	70005	13,030	61,638
Shreveport	71148	224	63,089
New Orleans	70190	70	63,329
Baton Rouge	70808	13,762	63,801
Shreveport	71163	64	65,328
Morgan City	70381	1,386	65,350
Baton Rouge	70810	12,578	67,656
Lafayette	70503	10,247	68,462
New Orleans	70124	11,409	68,859
Shreveport	71135	358	69,777
Pilottown	70081	16	69,813
Lafayette	70598	425	70,960
Baton Rouge	70821	750	71,167
Monroe	71211	791	72,960
Houma	70361	1,131	75,039
New Orleans	70153	52	75,231
Mandeville	70471	6,553	75,554
Baton Rouge	70801	59	75,898
Lafayette	70593	12	76,000
Lafayette	70596	398	76,329
Shreveport	71130	10	79,700
Shreveport	71120	13	79,769
New Orleans	70151	202	84,644
Alexandria	71315	437	87,384
Metairie	70055	207	87,440
Monroe	71207	366	92,429
Metairie	70009	181	97,746
Lafayette	70505	749	98,673
New Orleans	70176	77	101,844
Shreveport	71165	14	104,500
Baton Rouge	70884	342	108,158
New Orleans	70161	39	113,000
New Orleans	70163	66	121,833
Lake Charles	70602	730	126,148
Shreveport	71164	22	139,591
	70100	50	145,460
Shreveport	71166	106	157,689
Shreveport	71161	49	157,837
Longleaf	71448	24	232,750
New Orleans	70139	24	270,167
Fairbanks	71240	64	279,063
New Orleans	70170	45	319,644
	LOUISIANA	1,805,465	35,048

Other ways to help

• American Red Cross — (800) HELP-NOW
• Feed the Children — (800) 525-7575
• Salvation Army — (800) SAL-ARMY
• Florida Hurricane Relief Fund
• America’s Second Harvest — (800) 771-2303
• North Shore Animal League — (877) 4savepet
• Habitat for Humanity — (800) HABITAT
• The United Way — (800) 272-4630
• Humane Society of America — (888) 259-5431
• ASPCA — (866) 275-3923
• The Baton Rouge Area Foundation — (877) 387-6126
• Food for the Hungry — (877) 780-4261 ext 2506
• Northwest Medical Teams — (800) 959-4325
• World Relief — (800) 535-5433
• Save the Children — (800) 728-3843
• International Medical Corps — (800) 481-4462
• American Friends Service Committee — (888) 588-2378
• AmeriCares — (800) 486-4357
• International Aid — (800) 251-2502
• International Medical Corps — (800) 481-4462
• International Relief and Development, Inc. — (703) 248-0161
• International Relief Teams — (619) 284-7979
• International Rescue Committee — (877) 733-8433
• Life for Relief and Development — (800) 827-3543
• MAP International — (866) 627-4483
• Mercy (M-USA) — (800) 55-MERCY
• Operation USA — (800) 678-7255
• Oxfam America — (800) 77OXFAM
• Relief International — (800) 573-3332
• World Concern — (800) 755-5022 ext. 0
• Moveon.org: Hurricane housing