I too am from Lakeview, Canal Blvd and Harrison avenue (The big two story house with the glass front upstairs, across from the Robert E. Smith library). I was there through the whole disaster. I pulled two women and two children out of the flood water who were fleeing the 17th street breach.
The bottom line here is that most of the taxpayers are not returning. No taxpayers, no city.
Using their numbers of 67.3% black; 26.6% non-Hispanic White; and 3.1 Hispanic, this breaks down to pre-Katrina: black 311,107; non-Hispanic White 122,964; and Hispanic 14,330.
Taking it a step beyond, and using the projections of a loss of 80% of blacks and 50% of Whites, that would give a projected population of 62,221 blacks [46.1%] and 61,482 [45.5%] Whites. This fits fairly precisely with the current estimated population of New Orleans at 135,000. Without projections for +/- Hispanic/other population it is impossible to derive that figure exactly, but what is left over is 11,297 people [8.4%]. This might fit the description of there being Hispanics "everywhere" as their population [decreased from 14,330 pre-K to 11,297 now?] would have increased percentage wise from 3.1% to 8.4%.
Hmmmmmmmm. It would appear still to be a majority black city ... and certainly still a majority "minority" city when you add in all the Hispanics. Now, add in all the ultra liberal whites uptown and consider how they always vote for left wingers and democrats ...
Somehow, I fail to see the problem here. What are they complaining about? Does it really have to be 3:1 to satisfy them?