September 18, 2005 Deceased Victims Update 9-18-2005September 18: Updated Number of Deceased Victims Resulting from Hurricane Katrina
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, -
- At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes have confirmed646 deaths.
- These numbers have been reported to state officials by local coroners.
- A breakdown of these deaths is as follows:
490 are at the morgue in St. Gabriel
Parish Coroners:
Assumption -- 2
East Baton Rouge – 63
Iberia – 6
Jefferson – 30
Livingston -- 4
Plaquemines -- 3
St. Charles – 5
St. Tammany – 7
Tangipahoa -- 20
Terrebonne -- 14
West Baton Rouge – 2
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.