October 25, 2005 Deceased Victims 10-25-2005October 25, 2005: Updated Number of Deceased Victims Recovered Following Hurricane Katrina
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, -
- At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1,061 bodies. This is an increase from 1,056 recovered bodies reported on Oct. 21, 2005.
- These numbers have been reported to state officials by local coroners. A breakdown is as follows:
868 – Total number of bodies examined at St. Gabriel
158 – Released to families
702 – Remain at the morgue
8 – Released to families but not storm-related
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
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