Tomb of the Unknown Slave

Tomb of the Unknown Slave is a church at 1210 Governor Nicholls St in New Orleans, LA 70116-2322. It is one of 821 churches in New Orleans.

1210 Governor Nicholls St, New Orleans, LA, 70116-2322

Website: http://www.staugustinecatholicchurch-neworleans.org/hist-slave.htm

Shares a ministry location with Saint Augustine Catholic Church.

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The community around Tomb of the Unknown Slave

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Social Isolation: 35.9%
  • Depression: 27.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 21.4% (12.2–30.7%)
  • Food Insecurity: 19.0%
  • Diabetes: 14.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.8%
  • Unemployment: 7.2% (0.8–13.8%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 8 census tracts near this church.

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