New Orleans Population Closer to Pre-Katrina Levels, Fastest Growing City in 2008 — July 1, 2009
New Orleans was the country's fastest growing city in 2008. According to a recent U.S. Census report the city grew from 210,768 to 311,853 in the twelve months before July 1, 2008. Despite this growth population levels in New Orleans are still well below the pre-storm level of 484,674 (2000 Census).
Full article: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/013960.html
Fastest Growing Cities: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/xls/CB09-99Table1.xls