Five Years After Katrina, New Orleans Legal Community Is Finding Its Way
Four months after Hurricane Katrina hit, 5,352 attorneys had offices in New Orleans. Since then, that number has dropped by 19 percent, to 4,342, as attorneys moved elsewhere to make a living. Even so, membership in the New Orleans Bar Association now surpasses its pre-Katrina levels, if only slightly, said Executive Director Helena Henderson. She’s encouraged by the bar association’s numbers, but much work remains to be completed in New Orleans, she said. “People have tremendous legal needs. People still don’t have homes.”
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