In this report:
- Acknowledgements
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Part I - Demographic Trends in Katrina-Affected Areas and Their Impact on the 2010 Census
- Part II - Census Procedures and Operational Challenges to Getting an Accurate Count in the Aftermath of a Catastrophe
- Part III - Operational and Policy Recommendations for a More Accurate 2010 Census in the Gulf Coast
- Appendix A
Acknowledgements
"Counting in the Wake of a Catastrophe: Challenges and Recommendations for the 2010 Census in the Gulf Coast Region" is an initiative of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund (LCCREF). Staff assistance was provided by Mistique Cano, Vice President for Communications; Paul Edenfield, Senior Counsel; Whitney Gusby, Field Assistant; Maggie Kao, Press Secretary; Robyn Kurland, Field Associate; Tyler Lewis, Communications Manager; Jeff Miller, Deputy Communications Director; Cathy Montoya, Senior Program Manager; Jenna Wandres, Communications and Multimedia Assistant; and Corrine Yu, Senior Counsel and Managing Policy Director, who was an editor of the report. Overall supervision was provided by Nancy Zirkin, Executive Vice President.
We would like to thank Terri Ann Lowenthal and Peter Montgomery, who were the principal authors of the report; and are grateful to Trupania Bonner, Moving Forward Gulf Coast, Inc.; Alisha Johnson, Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance; Leroy Johnson, Southern Echo; Dr. David Swanson (formerly with the University of Mississippi); the Office of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin; and the staff of the U.S. Census Bureau, especially from the Dallas Regional Census Office, for providing useful information and for their cooperation generally.
The design and layout were created by Jenna Wandres of LCCREF.
Finally, we would like to thank the Ford Foundation for their financial support of this initiative.
In releasing this report, our goals are to examine the conditions in Gulf Coast communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and their aftermath that are likely to affect the conduct of the census in 2010, and recommend a set of policy and operational changes to help ensure the most accurate count possible. The substance and recommendations of the report are dedicated to the countless advocates in the Gulf Coast.
The authors and publisher are solely responsible for the accuracy of statements and interpretations contained in this publication.
Karen McGill Lawson, President and CEO, LCCREF
Wade J. Henderson, Esq., Counselor, LCCREF*
*Wade J. Henderson is also president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the nation's oldest, largest, and most diverse civil and human rights coalition.
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