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	New Orleans East The Lake Catherine neigbhorhood is made up of a single Census tract – which is why we decided to keep this area as a single neighborhood rather than the 3 designated by City Planning. Note that Bayou Savage National Refuge takes up most of the Lake Catherine neighborhood. New Orleans East also includes Planning Districts 9 and 10.

	How is my neighborhood defined?

	Articles on writing needs assessments:
	Using neighborhood data: a case study In this fictional (but realistic) story, see the process that one might go through in creating a persuasive Statement of Need for a grant proposal.
	Numbers talk... and at the neighborhood level they may talk even louder! By using data about your specific neighborhood compared to the surrounding area, you can make a compelling case for funding.
	What data do funders want to see in Problem Statements? Quick tips on what types of numbers are helpful and not helpful for funders when they're assessing how much need there is for the program you're proposing.

	Melting Pot by Mel Leavitt New Orleans is a large metropolitan city, an international port and a "melting pot" of many races and cultures. It is also a remarkable collection of historic neighborhoods, many of them as separate and distinctive as if they were separate townships or small villages.[read more...]

New Orleans East Area (Planning District 11)

Click on a neighborhood below to see data about it...

Is the area you serve smaller than one of these defined neighborhoods? or does it overlap neighborhoods?

If so, you may want to get your data straight from the U.S. Census web site and combine Census tracts yourself. Here are two resources to help you do that:

Guide to figuring out what Census tracts cover the area where you work A simple how-to for finding which Census tracts are relevant to your work. [1/29/02]

Guide to using the Census web site A simple step-by-step recipe for using the Census web site to get Census 2000 numbers. [12/29/01]

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Last modified: October 4, 2002