1 U.S. Census Bureau (2015, December). Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2016, from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=PEP_2015_PEPANNRES&prodType=table Pre-Katrina population estimated at 453,726   

The Data Center (2016, August 15). Neighborhood Recovery Rates: Growth continues through 2016 in New Orleans neighborhoods. Retrieved August 19, 2016 from http://www.datacenterresearch.org/reports_analysis/neighborhood-recovery-rates-growth-continues-through2016-in-new-orleans-neighborhoods/

3 Ibid. 

4 U.S. Census Bureau (2011, May 26). 2010 Census Interactive Population Search. Retrieved August 19, 2016, from http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=22:22071

5 U.S. Census Bureau (2015, December). Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2016, from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=PEP_2015_PEPANNRES&prodType=table

U.S. Census Bureau. Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2016, from https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_SF1DP1&prodType=table

U.S. Census Bureau. Selected Economic Characteristics: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Retrieved August 19, 2016, from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_14_5YR_DP03&prodType=table

U.S. Census Bureau. Educational Attainment: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Retrieved August 19, 2016, from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_14_5YR_S1501&prodType=table

U.S. Census Bureau. Disability Characteristics: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Retrieved August 19, 2016, from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_14_5YR_S1810&prodType=table

10 U.S. Census Bureau (2015, December). Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2016, from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=PEP_2015_PEPANNRES&prodType=table Pre-Katrina population estimated at 453,726 

11 U.S. Census Bureau (2015, December). Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2016, from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=PEP_2015_PEPANNRES&prodType=table Pre-Katrina population estimated at 453,726  

12,13 U.S. Census Bureau 

14 10 The City of New Orleans, using analysis provided by the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center (GNOCDC), submitted a challenge to the Census Population Estimate for Orleans Parish for July, 2007. In researching this case, GNOCDC scrutinized evidence, including building permits, utility account data, and USPS counts of active addresses, all of which suggested a significant undercount of the pre-Hurricane Katrina population of New Orleans in the Census Bureau’s population estimate for July 1, 2005. 

15  FEMA official damage estimates 

16  RAND Corporation report, “The Repopulation of New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina” published March 2006

17 U.S. Census 2010 Census and Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015.

18 The Data Center (2016, August 15). Neighborhood Recovery Rates: Growth continues through 2016 in New Orleans neighborhoods. Retrieved August 19, 2016 from http://www.datacenterresearch.org/reports_analysis/neighborhood-recovery-rates-growth-continues-through-2016-in-new-orleans-neighborhoods/

19 Ibid. 

20 U.S. Census Bureau

21 William H. Frey, “The New Great Migration: Black Americans’ Return to the South, 1965-2000”, (Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, May 2004).

22 “The Changing Face of the Gulf Coast: Immigration to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama”. Migration Policy Institute, Katharine Donato and Shirin Hakimzadeh. January 2006.

23 “The 2006 Louisiana Health and Population Survey”. Louisiana Public Health Institute. popest.org/popestla2006/

24 U.S. Census Bureau. ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Retrieved August 23, 2016, from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_14_5YR_DP05&prodType=table

25 The Data Center. (2016, June 29). Who Lives in New Orleans and Metro Parishes Now?. Retrieved August 23, 2016 from http://www.datacenterresearch.org/data-resources/who-lives-in-new-orleans-now/

26 U.S. Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Selected Age Groups by Sex for the United States, States, Counties and Puerto Rico Commonwealth and Municipios: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015. Retrieved August 23. 2016, from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=PEP_2015_PEPAGESEX&prodType=table

27 Ibid. & 2000 Census. 

28 Ibid.

29 U.S. Census Bureau

30 U.S. Census Bureau. ACS Households and Families Estimates: 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Retrieved August 24, 2016, from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_14_5YR_S1101&prodType=table

31 A Blueprint: Building 21st Century Schools in New Orleans, School Facilities Master Plan for New Orleans, August 2008, p. 23.

32 U.S. Census Bureau and Louisiana Department of Education

33 Rossmeier, Vincent & Sims, Patrick. Tulane University Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives: The State of Public Education in New Orleans: 10 Years After Hurricane Katrina. Retrieved August 24, 2016 from http://www.speno2015.com/images/SPENO.2015.small.single.pdf

34 Louisiana Department of Education. Student Enrollment & Demographics. Retrieved August 24, 2016 from http://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/default-source/katrina/final-louisana-believes-v5-enrollmentdemographics22f9e85b8c9b66d6b292ff0000215f92.pdf?sfvrsn=2

35 Orleans Parish School Board website. Retrieved August 24, 2016 from http://opsb.us/nola-schools-unification/ 

36 Rossmeier, Vincent & Sims, Patrick. Tulane University Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives: The State of Public Education in New Orleans: 10 Years After Hurricane Katrina. Retrieved August 24, 2016 from http://www.speno2015.com/images/SPENO.2015.small.single.pdf 
37 U.S. Census Bureau. ACS: Sex by School Enrollment by Level of School by Type of School for the Population 3 Years and Over. Universe: Population 3 years and over. 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. 

38 U.S. Census Bureau. ACS Selected Economic Characteristics: 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Retrieved August 25, 2016 from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml pid=ACS_14_5YR_DP03&prodType=table 

39 Alan Berube and Bruce Katz, “Hurricane Katrina’s Window: Confronting Concentrated Poverty Across America,” (Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, October 2005), 3. 
40 Alan Berube and Natalie Holmes, “Concentrated poverty in New Orleans 10 years after Katrina,” (Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, August 2015). Retrieved August 26, 2016 from https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the avenue/2015/08/27/concentrated-poverty-in-new-orleans-10-years-afterkatrina/

41 U.S. Census Bureau. ACS Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months by Age (Black or African American Alone). Universe: Black or African American alone population for whom poverty status is determined: 2010-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Retrieved August 26, 2016 from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_14_5YR_B17020B&prodType=table 
42 U.S. Census Bureau. ACS Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months by Age (White Alone). Universe: White alone population for whom poverty status is determined: 2010-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Retrieved August 26, 2016 http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_14_5YR_B17020A&prodType=table 

43 American Community Survey, Selected Economic Characteristics. 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5YearEstimates. Retrieved on August 26, 2016 from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_14_5YR_DP03&prodType=table 
44 American Community Survey, Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months of Families: 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Retrieved on August 30, 2016 from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_S1702&prodType=table 
45 American Community Survey, Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months of Families: 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Retrieved on August 30, 2016 from American Community Survey, Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months of Families: 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Retrieved on August 30, 2016 from 

46 U.S. Census Bureau. ACS Selected Economic Characteristics: 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Retrieved August 25, 2016 from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtmlpid=ACS_14_5YR_DP03&prodType=table

47 Ibid 

48 Unity of Greater New Orleans. A Home for Every New Orleanian: A Report on Progress Toward Ending Homelessness Since Hurricane Katrina. August 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2016 from http://unitygno.org/wpcontent/uploads/2015/08/A-Home-for Every-New-Orleanian.pdf

49 American Community Survey. Retrieved August 25, 2016 from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_14_5YR_S1501&prodType=table 

50 American Community Survey. Retrieved August 25, 2016 from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_S1501&prodType=table 

51 Spatial Analysis and Urbanized Area Map Series by Richard Campanella, Professor at Tulane and member of the Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research. The work also appears in his book Geographies of New Orleans 

52 Spatial Analysis and Urbanized Area Map Series by Richard Campanella, Professor at Tulane and member of the Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research. The work also appears in his book Geographies of New Orleans 

53 New Orleans City Planning Commission. 

54  U.S. Census Bureau 

55 "U.S. Census Bureau. Units in Structure: Housing Units 2010-2014 ACS 5-Year Estimates Retrieved August 24. 2016, from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_14_5YR_B25024&prodType=table

56 U.S. Census Bureau 

57 U.S. Census Bureau, Censtats database

58 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) “1997 Picture of Subsidized Households” www.huduser.org. Population and housing unit data from U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census. 

59 U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permit Estimates - U.S., State, and Metropolitan Areas. Retrieved August 24, 2016 from http://censtats.census.gov/bldg/bldgprmt.shtml 

60 The Data Center (2016, August 15). Neighborhood Recovery Rates: Growth continues through 2016 in New Orleans neighborhoods. Retrieved August 19, 2016 from http://www.datacenterresearch.org/reports_analysis/neighborhood-recovery-rates-growth-continues-through2016-in-new-orleans-neighborhoods/

61 Ibid. 

62 City Planning Commission. 

63 U.S. Census Bureau. Geography Area Series: County Business Patterns, 2014 Business Patterns. Retrieved August 30, 2016 from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=BP_2014_00A1&prodType=table 

64 Inventory conducted by GCR & Associates 

65 “2008 Metropolitan New Orleans Real Estate Market Analysis” published by the UNO Institute for Economic Development & Real Estate Research. Figures are estimated for Fall 2007. Jefferson population estimate from ESRI. 

66 New Orleans Business Alliance. 2015 Annual Report. http://issuu.com/markwag123/docs/n7-19-digital-fi/13?e=3311656/37317719 

67 New Orleans Business Alliance. Retrieved August 30, 2016 from http://www.nolaba.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016InvestorPackage.pdf 

68  Greg LaRose, NOLA.com. “The Shops at Canal Place sells to New York investor.” Retrieved August 30, 2016 from http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2016/02/the_shops_at_canal_place_sells.html 

69 Katherine Sayre, NOLA.com. “A year after Riverwalk's rebirth: Is Outlet Collection a successmanager.” Retrieved August 30, 2016 from http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2015/05/was_the_riverwalks_first_year.html 

70 2008 Metropolitan New Orleans Real Estate Market Analysis” published by the UNO Institute for Economic Development & Real Estate Research. Figures are estimated for Fall 2007. 

71 2008 Metropolitan New Orleans Real Estate Market Analysis” published by the UNO Institute for Economic Development & Real Estate Research. Figures are estimated for Fall 2007. 

72 Correspondence with Norma Grace, Vice-Chancellor of Technology and Economic Development, University of New Orleans 

73 New Orleans City Planning Commission. 

74 New Orleans Times-Picayune, February 2, 2008; “P&G plans to spin off Folgers coffee; 440 employed in N.O. operation” by Jen DeGregorio & and The Advocate, January 10, 2008; “Jones to run Michoud facility” by Joe Gyan. 

75 New Orleans Regional Business Park website www.norbp.net

76 New Orleans City Planning Commission. 

77 New Orleans City Planning Commission. 

78 Allison Plyer and Elaine Ortiz, Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. Benchmarks for Blight: How much blight does New Orleans Have? August 21, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2016 from https://gnocdc.s3.amazonaws.com/reports/GNOCDC_BenchmarksForBlight_March2012.pdf 

79 ACS. Retrieved September 1, 2016 from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_14_5YR_B25002&prodType=table 80 Calculation completed by GCR & Associates based on acreage and data from 2000 Census. 

81 The density calculations cited were performed by GCR & Associates, using the density of The Cotton Mill apartment and condo building at 920 Poeyfarre St as an example of the predominant Warehouse District typology. The building, which fully occupies its footprint of 7.415 acres, contains 287 units in its five floors. 82 U.S. Census Bureau and geospatial analysis conducted by GCR & Associates 

83 Expanded federal tax credits were approved as part of the federal GOZONE legislation following Hurricane Katrina. 

84 Analysis completed by GCR & Associates, based on inventory of residential development projects and 2000 Census data. 

85 This calculation assumes 2.48 residents per household, the resident per household figure for Orleans Parish from the 2000 Census. The gross unit count is also from GCR’s inventory of residential development projects. 

86 The Data Center. “Total population by parish for the New Orleans metro.” March 25, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016 from http://www.datacenterresearch.org/data-resources/population-by-parish/ 

87 Allison Plyer, The Data Center. Neighborhood Recovery Rates: Growth continues through 2016 in New Orleans neighborhoods. August 15, 2016. Retrieved on August 26, 2016 from https://s3.amazonaws.com/gnocdc/reports/TheDataCenter_NeighborhoodRecovery2016.pdf