Displacement Dynamics in Southern Louisiana After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita |
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| Authors: | Makiko Hori Mark J Schafer David J Bowman |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Sociology, Louisiana State University, 126 Stubbs Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA;(2) Louisiana Recovery Authority, 50 3rd St., Suite 200, Baton Rouge, LA 70801, USA |
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| Abstract: | We describe displacement dynamics in Louisiana approximately 1 year after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Policy-makers and service-providers
require a more detailed understanding of displacement in order to provide for geographically dispersed populations. Census
estimates of net change are often insufficient because they fail to capture the broad range of movement of people. Therefore,
we draw upon original data to more fully describe patterns of movement across and within parish lines in southern Louisiana.
The 2006 Louisiana Health and Population Survey (LHPS) was commissioned by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
and the Louisiana Recovery Authority to provide information on population dispersion and related health characteristics in
and around hurricane-affected regions. Our paper utilizes this unique dataset to describe three distinct dimensions of displacement
dynamics: in-migration, out-migration, and intra-parish movement. These displacement dynamics add important correctives to
the broader “net effects” commonly cited in media reports of population changes, which vastly understate the extent of displacement
in the region.
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| Keywords: | Natural disasters Displacement In-migration Out-migration Net migration Intra-parish movement |
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