Louisiana Weekly Housing Update: More Than 10,000 Travel Trailers Occupied
Release Date: November 21, 2005
Release Number: 1603-170
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) and the State of Louisiana's urgent priority is providing temporary housing. Helping victims find a safe place to live is an essential first step toward getting them back on their feet. This past weekend marked a significant milestone, more than 10,000 FEMA travel trailers were occupied in Louisiana.
At the close of business on Nov. 20, in Louisiana: 10,548 travel trailers and mobile homes on private, industry, group and commercial sites are occupied; 2,295 units on cruise ships are occupied; 919 FEMA-leased hotel rooms are occupied, and 2,820 units of federal housing provided by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are now occupied.
There are also several housing sites under construction throughout Louisiana. Crews are working continuously to complete these sites in various parishes including St. Charles, Calcasieu, Orleans, St. Bernard, Jefferson and East Baton Rouge.
The following charts provide detailed information on the types of housing available and a listing of housing units currently occupied by parish.
Cumulative Housing Summary for Louisiana
| Type | Units Occupied |
|---|---|
| Travel Trailer Individual Assistance** | 6,228 |
| Travel Trailer Industry** | 2,984 |
| Mobile Homes | 668 |
| Federal Housing HUD - Housing & Urban Development USDA - United States Dept. of Agriculture |
2,820 |
| FEMA Leased Hotels/Other | 919 |
| Cruise Ships | 2,295 |
| TOTAL: | 15,914 |
**Travel trailers are categorized as Individual Assistance (assistance for affected individuals and families) and Industry (housing assistance for displaced workers who have returned to bring critical facilities back online).
This table shows the parishes with housing units currently occupied
| PARISH | UNITS OCCUPIED |
|---|---|
| Acadia | 0 |
| Allen | 1 |
| Ascension | 37 |
| Assumption | 4 |
| Avoyelles | 34 |
| Beauregard | 31 |
| Bossier | 43 |
| Caddo | 11 |
| Calcasieu | 1,061 |
| Cameron | 81 |
| Claiborne | 3 |
| Concordia | 61 |
| East Baton Rouge | 755 |
| East Feliciana | 3 |
| Evangeline | 10 |
| Grant | 13 |
| Iberia | 292 |
| Iberville | 5 |
| Jefferson | 3,088 |
| Jefferson Davis | 45 |
| Lafayette | 96 |
| Lafourche | 95 |
| LaSalle | 7 |
| Livingston | 38 |
| Madison | 0 |
| Natchitoches | 21 |
| Orleans | 3,363* |
| Ouachita | 75 |
| Plaquemines | 473 |
| Pointe Coupee | 4 |
| Rapides | 3 |
| Red River | 3 |
| St. Bernard | 744 |
| St. Charles | 276 |
| St. Helena | 5 |
| St. James | 138 |
| St. John the Baptist | 43 |
| St. Landry | 1 |
| St. Martin | 8 |
| St. Mary | 56 |
| St. Tammany | 1,785 |
| Tangipahoa | 166 |
| Tensas | 1 |
| Terrebonne | 53 |
| Vermillion | 67 |
| Washington | 142 |
| Webster | 0 |
| TOTAL | 13,241* |
*Does not include parish breakdown for federal housing.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 22-Nov-2005 10:11:38