Post-Katrina Damage Assessments by New Orleans City Inspectors

Post-Katrina damage assessment data was collected by City of New Orleans inspectors and published by address with a categorical breakdown. The data formerly supported the 'Damage Assessment Wizard' web tool, with specific damage categories detailed in an attached 'DA_Categories' file. The dataset is maintained by the City of New Orleans and was last updated in June 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze damage category distributions across addresses to identify the most common types of structural impact.
• Map the geographic concentration of specific damage categories to assess neighborhood-level severity.
• Correlate address-level damage assessments with other post-disaster datasets using the address field as a key.

Strengths

• Data is officially sourced from the City of New Orleans, providing an authoritative government record.
• Includes a categorical breakdown of damage, allowing for granular analysis of impact types.
• The dataset was updated in June 2025, indicating ongoing maintenance.

Limitations

• The sample data and column schema are unavailable, making it difficult to assess structure and content before download.
• The specific number of assessed properties (rows) is unknown, preventing an understanding of dataset scale.
• The license is listed as 'other-license-specified', requiring careful review for usage rights.

Provenance

Source

City of New Orleans

Collection Method

Assessments conducted by City inspectors.

Time Range

Post-Hurricane Katrina period.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-06-28.

Geography

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.