October 05, 2005 Deceased Victims 10-5-2005October 5, 2005: Updated Number of Deceased Victims Recovered Following Hurricane Katrina

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Oct 05, 2005 -

• At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 976 bodies. This is an increase from 972 recovered bodies on Oct. 4, 2005.

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

783 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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