The Katrina Index: Tracking Variables of Post-Katrina Reconstruction

From the Brookings Institution:

Three months since Hurricane Katrina it remains difficult to ascertain what progress has been made in rebuilding New Orleans and its region. Using a wide array of about 50 economic and social indicators, the Metropolitan Policy Program has compiled The Katrina Index: Tracking Variables of Post-Katrina Reconstruction (pdf) the first in a series of monthly snapshots of economic and both short term and long term reconstruction trends, finding that the area remains mired in a state of emergency still.