In the wake of Katrina, thousands of Spanish-speaking people are migrating to New Orleans, drawn by the dream of a better life. - Louisana

Posted on: October 9th, 2006
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“A U.S. Census Bureau survey of hurricane-affected Gulf Coast communities suggested an influx of almost 100,000 Hispanics in the four months after Katrina. The survey also found a slight rise in Hispanics in New Orleans and surrounding parishes, to just above 6 percent.

“In some ways, New Orleans is just catching up with a trend that’s happening in every other city in the country,” said Elizabeth Fussell, a Tulane sociologist. “Katrina has put us on the national map.”"

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