Census Finds Hurricane Katrina Left New Orleans Richer, Whiter, Emptier

 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-04/census-finds-post-katrina-new-orleans-richer-whiter-emptier.htmlPosted by Duc Tan Pham

The situation started five years ago when the Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and destroyed millions of lives who originally born and live in the region. Hurricane Katrina devastated millions houses, schools, offices, and destroyed nearly everything on its path; it causes “New Orleans lost 140,845 residents, a drop of 29 percent from 2000. The percentage of black population fell to 60.2 percent from 67.3 percent”, which causing New Orleans’ population to decline and losing its opportunity to develop compared to other states. There is a disadvantage in the process of rebuild New Orleans because the residences are having less equality in receiving the resources that they need to survive after this disaster; many others left the town and moved to other states so they can find secure job, food, and shelter. The government is failed to provide enough resources so the residences could stay and rebuild the town, instead of leaving and seeking for a new source of income that they can feed their family. The inequality happen realistically because “about 131,000 residents, or 28 percent, lived at or below the federal poverty line, compared with 12 percent nationally, 2000 census data showed. The median house hold income New Orleans in 2000 was $27,133 compared to the national median of $41,994, according to the census”, which demonstrate the important aspect that happen in New Orleans right now and this picture speaks that the government needs to consider about what they need to do to rebuild New Orleans; not only its look, but also recover the population, culture, and the resources that maintain the growth of New Orleans.