"This 2006 report provides estimates of repopulation rates and of population numbers in New Orleans for "the immediate future (the next three to six months) and the near-term future (the next one to three years) to guide the redevelopment planning process." The report also discusses the conceptual framework for the estimates. Includes a summary and the full report. From the Rand Gulf State Policy Institute." (via LII)

Census page listing Hurricane Katrina related info.

List of data sets available from USUS. Huge and quite up to date.

List of data sets available from USUS. Huge and quite up to date.

H-net discussion of the damage to New Orleans in historical context. Go forward through the thread to find posts by historians about Katrina.

he World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Remote Sensing and GIS for Public Health (WHOCC) at LSU is dedicated to the application and advancement of geographic information science (GISc) and geographic technologies for Public Health and disease modeling.

From LSU, this site links to many federal and local sources of data and maps.

Basic facts on the area, including business info on the area.

Geospatial Data from the State of Louisiana. Download Census data, topo maps, digital elevation models, DOQQ's.

Federal Gateway to information about Katrina in New Orleans. Includes maps, GIS data, interactive mapping packages, etc.

Collection of data and maps from UCGIS related to Katrina and New Orleans