Katrina
Jobs chased away by Katrina returning
Good news for Louisiana: a manufacturing facility, relocated after Katrina and operated by the Lighthouse for the Blind is returning. The paper cup-making facility will be located in Baton Rouge, creating 75 new jobs within three years, and at least half of which will go to the visually impaired. Full article.
2010 Census Could be Costly for Louisiana
Lawmakers, parish presidents, demographers and political analysts are concerned about the accuracy of the 2010 Census, because the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that LA is one of only two states to suffer overall population loss. Part of LA’s loss is what is known as “the Katrina effect,” when people left New Orleans and moved to other parishes and states.
LA’s Population Back to Pre-Katrina Levels
Newly released Census estimates show that LA’s population is back to its pre-Katrina population level—and grew at a faster pace than the nation as a whole in the past year. Full Article.
