The Hispanic Community in New Orleans

I am currently doing an internship at the Job Services Program at the Hispanic Apostolate of New Orleans. It has been interesting to learn more about the Hispanic Community in New Orleans, which is largely concentrated in the Redwood apartment complex out in Kenner. There are disputes about the number of hispanics living in New Orleans because the last census reported the number at 50,000, whereas others believe the number to be as large as 150,000. The fast growing population is majority Honduran followed be a percentage from Nicaragua, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador, Columbia, Domincan Republic, Panama, Bolivia and Costa Rica, as well. To learn more about the current and past Hispanic population in New Orleans, you can visit the Stone Center at Tulane.