Deceased Katrina Victims Released to Families: 11-28-2005

Updated Number of Deceased Victims Recovered Following Hurricane Katrina

Recovered Bodies – At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1,086 bodies. This is an increase from 1,079 recovered bodies reported on Nov. 18, 2005.

St. Gabriel Morgue Facility Totals:
893 – Total bodies examined at the morgue

435 – Released to Families

186 – Ready to be released; attempting to locate family members

    2 – Identified; awaiting autopsy

270 – Identity unknown

Released Bodies – Last week, LDH reported 416 bodies had been released to families. Today, that number has been updated to 435 released bodies (see attachment.) Seven deaths that were reported last week as medical examiner cases have since been reclassified as storm-related fatalities.
416 – Storm-related deaths

  19 – Medical examiner cases not storm-related

Demographic Breakdown of the 416 Storm-Related Deaths:
Race: African-American - 203 bodies (48% of total); Asian-Pacific – 2 (1%); Caucasian – 192 bodies (46%); Hispanic – 13 (3%); Native American – 2 (1%), unknown – 4 (1%.)

Gender: 210 males (51%), 206 females (49%).

Parish of Residence: Jefferson – 22 (5%); Orleans – 310 (76%); St. Bernard – 68 (15%); unknown – 6 (1%); East Baton Rouge – 1, Lafayette – 1, St. Tammany – 2,Washington – 1, Plaquemines – 2, St. John – 1, out of state – 2 (3% for all combined.)

Deceased Victims Reported by Other Parish Coroners:
Ascension – 9                          Assumption – 3

East Baton Rouge – 72            Iberia – 6

Jefferson – 30                          Lafourche – 2

Livingston – 5                         Plaquemines – 3

St. Charles – 8                         St. Tammany – 7

Tangipahoa – 26                      Terrebonne – 19

West Baton Rouge – 3

* LDH is currently compiling statistics from other Louisiana parishes and from other states. This    information will be updated at a later date.