September 26, 2005 Deceased Victims Update 9-26-2005September 26: Updated Number of Deceased Victims Resulting from Hurricane Katrina

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sep 26, 2005 -

• At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes have confirmed864 deaths.

• These numbers have been reported to state officials by local coroners.

• A breakdown of these deaths is as follows:

687 are at the morgue in St. Gabriel

Parish Coroners:

      Ascension -- 5

Assumption -- 2

East Baton Rouge – 68

Iberia – 6

Jefferson – 30

Lafourche -- 2

Livingston -- 5

Plaquemines -- 3

St. Charles – 5

St. Tammany – 7

Tangipahoa -- 26

Terrebonne -- 15

      West Baton Rouge – 3

• Any death that is determined to have been caused as a result of Hurricane Katrina will be counted as a hurricane-related death. For example, this applies to people who drowned as well as people who required life-support but had it cut off and died as a result when power was lost during the storm.

• Kenyon International Emergency Services resumed recovery operations in the New Orleans area Sunday, Sept. 25.

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