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 1,070 bodies. This is an increase from 1,067 recovered bodies reported on Nov. 1, 2005.
Bodies Recovered From Nursing Homes:
12 – Bethany Nursing Home (New Orleans)
2– Woldenberg Village/The Azaleas (New Orleans)
19– Lafon Nursing Home (New Orleans)
35– St. Rita’s Nursing Home (St. Bernard)
St. Gabriel Morgue Facility Totals:
877 – Total bodies examined at the morgue
284 – Released to Families
243 – Ready to be released; attempting to locate family members
12 – Identified; awaiting autopsy
338 – Identity unknown
Released Bodies – Earlier this week, LDH reported 238 bodies had been released to families. Today, that number has been updated to 284 released bodies (see attachment.)
268 – Storm-related deaths
16 – Medical examiner cases not storm-related
Demographic Breakdown of the 268 Storm-Related Deaths:
Race: African-American - 131 bodies (49% of total); Caucasian – 123 bodies (45%); Hispanic – 10 (4%); Native American – 1, unknown – 3 (2% combined.)
Gender: 137 males (51%), 131 females (49%).
Parish of Residence: Jefferson – 20 (7%); Orleans – 201 (75%); St. Bernard – 36 (13%); unknown – 5 (2%); East Baton Rouge – 1, Lafayette – 1, Washington – 1, Plaquemines – 2, out of state – 1 (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.