Why should we care about St. Tammany’s split from Metro New Orleans?
Sep 16, 2024
The 2023 official definition of the Ne Orleans metro are now excludes St. Tammany Parish. This research note explains the change and why it's important.
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Sep 16, 2024
The 2023 official definition of the Ne Orleans metro are now excludes St. Tammany Parish. This research note explains the change and why it's important.
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Sep 12, 2024
This brief aims to make clear how a metro area is defined and why the parishes that make up a metro may change over time.
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Jun 18, 2024
For the first time, Greater New Orleans has detailed local estimates of household wealth! This brief details the estimated distribution of household wealth in the New Orleans metro area by examining differences in wealth by age, race, and other demographic variables.
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Jun 13, 2024
Over the course of several years The Data Center has engaged in extensive conversations across the country about the “Wealth Gap” because we understand the importance of wealth for community resilience. But we’ve found that when you start talking about wealth gaps, people often get, “turned off.” The reasons seem to vary depending on the […]
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Apr 02, 2024
This brief provides an in-depth look at the growth in Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino and Vietnamese residents in our region, changing homeownership trends and age distribution, as well as growing shares of one-person households and housing being used only seasonally, declining shares of households with children, and the distribution of single-parent households.
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Nov 27, 2023
The Coastal Index dashboard examines the potential for the water management sector to emerge as a long-lasting driver for the regional economy. Explore the dashboard by clicking the link below.
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Sep 13, 2023
Black New Orleanians have incomes well below their peers in comparison Southern metros. This brief quantifies the difference between Black per capita income in the metro areas of New Orleans, Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Nashville, and Orlando, as well as the estimated increase to Metro New Orleans' GDP if these gaps were closed.
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Apr 05, 2022
Across Southeast Louisiana, investments are being made in coastal and water management and green infrastructure. Leaders have long heralded "water jobs" and "green jobs" for their potential to promote equity and diversify the economy while improving our relationship to the environment.
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Apr 05, 2022
Based on interviews with 30 people who work locally on these issues, the report Toward an equitable blue-green economy in Southeast Louisiana examines the alignment of economic development, environmental adaptation, and equitable inclusion in Southeast Louisiana.
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Apr 05, 2022
Drawing from the report Toward an Equitable Blue-green Economy in Southeast Louisiana, this brief examines the skills valued by water jobs and green jobs.
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