Posted on 12/23/2006 9:40:37 AM PST by LdSentinal
NEW ORLEANS — For months, Mayor Ray Nagin has been saying displaced New Orleanians would return to the city. Today he faced the harsh reality.
According to the U-S Census Bureau, Louisiana's population has dropped by two hundred thousand people or five percent over the last year. That's the largest one year migration from an American state since World War Two. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, broken levees and flooding have pushed people into neighboring states.
Nagin says, "to be quite frank with you, I think our repopulation,or recovery is somewhat in a holding pattern right now."
Nagin says the delay in getting money to build is part of the problem. "Until the resources start to flow in much more significant manner it's going to continue to in a holding pattern. And it's unfortunate..and I'm hopeful we will wake up and have a greater sense of the urgency of about getting these dollars to our citizens so that they can make into their homes."
If the trend continues, Louisiana faces the possibility of losing one of it's nine seats in Congress when the census is taken in 2010. Copyright © 2006, WGNO
With all the Hispanics moving in, it's going to be 'Caramel City.'
Population dropped by 200,000 people is 5% from last year?
Huh?
There were 4,000,000 people living in New Orleans?
I doubt it
Population dropped by 200,000 people is 5% from last year?
Huh?
There were 4,000,000 people living in New Orleans?
I doubt it
"I'm hopeful we will wake up and have a greater sense of the urgency of about getting these dollars to our citizens so that they can make into their homes."
So someone else is responsible for neglecting the victims.
Yes-he's confusing "registered voters" with the city's population. Two very different things.
5% of La's population has left.
Large plurality left NO and it's surrounding and southern parishes.
It's a figure for the entire state of Louisiana, but we all know precisely which part of the Pelican State really lost its population.
Louisiana, not New Orleans.
When you can sit on your ass anywhere and collect welfare for the rest of your life, why spend all the time and effort to go back to New Orleans so you can sit on your ass and collect welfare for the rest of your life?
A better slogan would probably be 'Reese's cup'.
4MM in the whole state. Read it again.
Looks to me like Louisiana is going to lose a seat and it will likely be Melancon.
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The 2000 US Census put New Orleans' population at 484,674.
The 4,000,000 figure is all New Orleans' "registered voters". Some of those elevated New Orleans tombs contain 9 or 10 Democrat voters. New Orleans lost 5% (mainly the living ones), or 200,000.
Correction ... the inhabitants of the housing projects haven't returned. The rest of the metro area seems to be in place fairly well.
Am I misinformed, or wasn't there a 5 year (lifetime total) limit put on welfare for those not disabled?
**When you can sit on your ass anywhere and collect welfare for the rest of your life, why spend all the time and effort to go back to New Orleans so you can sit on your ass and collect welfare for the rest of your life?**
Uh, I think you're on to something there.
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