Report ##ed New Orleans five years after Katrina . Wages up , poverty down , but many poor did n't return . Mayor says a ` ` service - based '' economy is the city 's future . The population is 90 percent of pre - storm figure ; city at 78 percent .
Report examines New Orleans five years after Katrina . Wages up , poverty down , but many poor did n't return . Mayor says a `` knowledge-based '' economy is the city 's future . Metro population is 90 percent of pre-storm figure ; city at 78 percent .