RACISM & KATRINA
Whether the African-American population in NOLA was intentionally ignored during the rescue efforts is the subject of great debate. The latest figures from the morgue in St. Gabriel, Louisiana are probably going to fuel the fire even more. Their preliminary count shows that of the storm-related dead in New Orleans and surrounding parishes 48% are African-American (67% of NOLA when the storm hit was black), 41% white (28% of the population when the storm hit was white), 8% unknown, and 2% Hispanic. Link