WAIT A MINUTE MR.

POST MAN
Another way to picture how the citys population has
shifted is to measure the number of households
receiving mail in 2014. As with census data, the
numbers reveal an uneven comeback.

Orleans Parish

10
90
510

Lake Pontchartrain

90
10
ater way
Intracoastal W

610
10

61

10

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RESIDENTS
RECEIVING MAIL
COMPARED TO
PRE-KATRINA
Less than 50%
50% to 70%
70% to 90%
90% to 100%
Greater than 100%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and The Data Center analysis of Valassis Residential and Business Database

By EMMETT MAYER III, Special to The Advocate