The Haitian New Orleanian community is resilient and strong. From the West bank to the East bank, to Harvey and Gretna, news and updates of our loved ones have poured in since the earthquake.

There have been stories of joy—friends who’ve survived. There have been stories of death. Nearly all of us have had a cousin or friend, brother or aunt pass on. In some instances, it has been mothers or fathers, daughters or sons.

There are nearly 6,000 New Orleanians of Haitian descent. Never before have we felt like more a family. We have tough days ahead.

As New Orleanians and Haitians, we can’t thank our local community enough for the outpouring of generosity and support. This website will serve as our virtual home base. Through NewOrleansHaiti.org, our New Orleanian Hatian community will know when the next prayer service is or which local non-profit is offering counseling and grieving services. The community can also find local churches and international aid organizations that are accepting donations.

And as we know with our recovery in New Orleans, this work will not be done quickly or easily.

With great thanks to the New Orleans creative and tech community who produced and created this website for us in one day. The controls are over us, we’re trained to create pages and blog posts. We’re eager to let all of New Orleans know the stories of our fallen nation, the stories of its survivors and the story of us—New Orleanian Haitians.

Contact us:
nolahaiti@gmail.com