Editor's Note: This page was archived on September 13, just after the first two weeks of Katrina's aftermath in which hundreds of thousands of people fled their homes.
Evacuation shelters
Hundreds of thousands of people who lived in the path of Hurricane Katrina have been displaced by the storm and the floods that followed. Many evacuees are staying in hotels or homes of friends and family, but thousands also have sought shelter in centers set up by the Red Cross, government agencies and other organizations. Click on the colored squares for information about some of the largest shelters that took in evacuees just after the storm hit.
Stories from the shelter
Thousands of people whose lives were shattered by Hurricane Katrina found shelter in the Baton Rouge River Center, which housed as many as 5,000 displaced residents following the storm. Gallery
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LOUISIANA
People in Red Cross shelters: 44,416 | Total shelters: 193
River Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Peak: 5,000 people (Sept. 4)
FG Clark Activity Center At Southern University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Peak: 680 people (Sept. 4)
LOUISIANA
People in Red Cross shelters: 44,416 | Total shelters: 193
Grant Civic Center/Plaquiem High School
Iberville, Louisiana Peak: 590 people (Sept. 4)
LOUISIANA
People in Red Cross shelters: 44,416 | Total shelters: 193
Hurst Coliseum
Shreveport, Louisiana Peak: 1,500 people (Sept. 4)
Louisiana State University - Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana Peak: 1,200 people (Sept. 4)
LOUISIANA
People in Red Cross shelters: 44,416 | Total shelters: 193
Monroe Civic Center
Monroe, Louisiana Peak: 2,500 people (Sept. 4)
LOUISIANA
People in Red Cross shelters: 44,416 | Total shelters: 193
Mt. Hermon High School
Mt. Hermon, Louisiana Peak: 528 people (Sept. 4)
LOUISIANA
People in Red Cross shelters: 44,416 | Total shelters: 193
Northwestern University
Natchitoches, Louisiana Peak: 748 people (Sept. 4)
LOUISIANA
People in Red Cross shelters: 44,416 | Total shelters: 193
Pentecostal Campground
Pineville, Louisiana Peak: 534 people (Sept. 4)
LOUISIANA
People in Red Cross shelters: 44,416 | Total shelters: 193
Rapides Parish Coliseum
Rapides, Louisiana 736 people
LOUISIANA
People in Red Cross shelters: 44,416 | Total shelters: 193
Rayne Civic Center
Rayne, Louisiana Peak: 1,000 people (Sept. 4)
LOUISIANA
People in Red Cross shelters: 44,416 | Total shelters: 193
Cajun Dome
Lafayette, Louisiana Peak: 2,500 people (Sept. 4)
LOUISIANA
People in Red Cross shelters: 44,416 | Total shelters: 193
Lafourche High School
Mathews, Louisiana Peak: 750 people (Sept. 4)
LOUISIANA
People in Red Cross shelters: 44,416 | Total shelters: 193
Nichols University
Houma, Louisiana 1,600 people (Sept. 4)
LOUISIANA
People in Red Cross shelters: 44,416 | Total shelters: 193
Lake Charles Civic Center
Lake Charles, Louisiana Peak: 2,848 people (Sept. 4)
LOUISIANA
People in Red Cross shelters: 44,416 | Total shelters: 193
LeMar Dixon EXP
Gonzales, Louisiana 1,700 people (Sept. 4)
MISSISSIPPI
People in Red Cross shelters: 11,000 | Total shelters: 89
Forrest City Multi Purpose Center
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 800 people (Sept. 4)
MISSISSIPPI
People in Red Cross shelters: 11,000 | Total shelters: 89
Mississippi State Fairgrounds and Coliseum
Jackson, Mississippi 1,366 people (Sept. 4)
GEORGIA
Total shelter population: 1,488 | Total shelters: 15
Various locations across the state
TENNESSEE
People in shelters: 2,000 (approx.)
Various locations across the state
TEXAS
People in Red Cross shelters: 47,925 | Total shelters: 49
Astrodome
Houston, Texas Peak: 24,000 people (Sept. 4)
George Brown Convention Center and 26 shelters
Houston, Texas 5,348 people (Sept. 4)
The Astrodome in Houston, Texas
TEXAS
People in Red Cross shelters: 47,925 | Total shelters: 49
Austin Convention Center
Austin, Texas Peak: 1,120 people (Sept. 4)
Gulf Coast evacuees arrive September 3 in Austin
TEXAS
People in Red Cross shelters: 47,925 | Total shelters: 49
Dallas Convention Center
Dallas, Texas Peak: 6,700 people (Sept. 4)
TEXAS
People in Red Cross shelters: 47,925 | Total shelters: 49
Will Rogers Center
Fort Worth, Texas Peak: 895 people (Sept. 4)
TEXAS
People in Red Cross shelters: 47,925 | Total shelters: 49
Kelly Air Force Base and Levi Straus
San Antonio, Texas Peak: 9,200 people (Sept. 4)
ARKANSAS
People in Red Cross shelters: 591 | Total shelters: 8
Various locations across the state
ARIZONA
People in Red Cross shelters: 401 | Total shelters: 2
Various locations across the state
FLORIDA
People in Red Cross shelters: 3,695 | Total shelters: 44
Various locations across the state
OKLAHOMA
People in Red Cross shelters: 2,352 | Total shelters: 4
Various locations across the state
KENTUCKY
People in Red Cross shelters: 800 (approx.)
Various locations across the state
COLORADO
People in Red Cross shelters: 405 | Total shelters: 1