October 14, 2005 Deceased Victims Update 10-14-2005October 14, 2005: Updated Number of Deceased Victims Recovered Following Hurricane Katrina

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Oct 14, 2005 -

• At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1035 bodies. This is an increase from 1,025 recovered bodies reported on Oct. 12, 2005.

 These numbers have been reported to state officials by local coroners. A breakdown is as follows:

 842 are at the morgue in St. Gabriel

 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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• Last week, LDH reported 73 bodies had been released to families. Today, that number has been updated to 132 released bodies.

 The demographic breakdown of the deceased is as follows: African-American - 58 bodies (44% of total), Caucasian – 62 bodies (47%), Hispanic – 4 (3%), unknown – 8 (6%).

 Gender: 65 males (49%), 67 females (51%).

 Parish of Residence: Jefferson – 13 (10%), Orleans – 85 (64%), Plaquemines – 1 (1%), St. Bernard – 13 (10%), Washington – 1 (1%), unknown – 18 (14%), out of state – 1 (1%).

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