How many died in NOLA?

[yesthattom]

How many died in 9/11? 2749

We were told over and over. All the news was about the numbers... initial reports were “up to 50,000 people work in that building” and we were thankful when the numbers dropped, but angry when the

How many died in NOLA as a result of Katrina?

The Whitehouse has been extremely careful about steering anyone away from numbers. In fact, most mentions of any death disappeared once the Whitehouse woke up and started managing the PR side of things.

I want to say “they are brilliant that way” but then I realize, when you’ve got all the major networks in your pocket, how brilliant do you have to be?

So, does anyone have a number or estimate?

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[hammercock.livejournal.com]

The last number I saw was about 900, but you're right, any updates have been as rare as hen's teeth lately. This occurred to me the other day as well, and since then I haven't been able to find any updated estimates in mainstream media.