The Department of Economic Development has responded to a request from the federal government to produce specialized maps detailing the economic impacts of Hurricane Katrina on workers and businesses on the Gulf Coast.
The Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC) within the Department of Economic Development prepared and recently delivered maps to the U.S. Department of Labor looking at how Hurricane Katrina will affect workers, businesses and transportation systems in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
MERIC was asked to produce maps of the Hurricane damage as part of its larger involvement in a pilot program funded by the U.S. Department of Labor to illustrate how maps and spatial analysis using federal data can be effective tools for decision-making. This is the second year of the center's involvement in the mapping project.
Employers Located Within Hurricane Katrina Damage Areas (PDF 841 KB)
Locations of Business Establishments within a 100 Mile Radius of Hurricane Katrina Centered Near New Orleans PDF(895 KB)
Locations of Business Establishments Relative to the Path of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi (PDF 1.05 MB)
Locations of Business Establishments Relative to the Path of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama (PDF 820 KB)
Locations of Business Establishments Within 100 Miles of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama (PDF 823 KB)
Locations of Business Establishments Within 200 Miles of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama (PDF 819 KB)
Density Map of Transportation and Warehousing Industry Establishments (PDF 797 KB)
Density Map of Transportation and Warehousing Industry Establishments 3D (PDF 1.2 MB)
Density Map of Retail Industry Employment PDF(1 MB)
Density Map of Oil and Gas Extraction and Well Industries (PDF 994 MB)
Updated September 26, 2005
