New Orleans–Metairie–Slidell combined statistical area
The New Orleans–Metairie–Slidell combined statistical area is made up of nine parishes in southeastern Louisiana and one county in Mississippi.In 2023, the Office of Management and Budget updated the Core Based Statistical Areas, removing St. Tammany Parish from the New Orleans–Metairie MSA to create the Slidell–Mandeville–Covington MSA.[1] The area was severely affected by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005.Louisiana Mississippi As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,360,436 people, 515,054 households, and 347,173 families residing within the CSA.The racial makeup of the CSA was 57.7% White, 37.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 2.1% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races.