The Cost of Death. Tara Young.
by Young, Tara; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 69Institutions. Publisher: Times-Picayune, 2004ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Crime | Funeral rites and ceremonies | Grief | Murder victims | Murder victims' families | New Orleans (La.) | Undertakers and undertaking -- Economic aspectsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "With homicides in New Orleans striking poor families disproportionately, few are positioned to pay $5,000, the average cost of a funeral. Some public money is available to help cover expenses, but few families know about the aid, and not every family of murder victims qualifies for it." (TIMES-PICAYUNE) This article describes the plight of poor people who are unable to find the money to bury their loved ones.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Cost of Death, Feb. 15, 2004; pp. A1+.
"With homicides in New Orleans striking poor families disproportionately, few are positioned to pay $5,000, the average cost of a funeral. Some public money is available to help cover expenses, but few families know about the aid, and not every family of murder victims qualifies for it." (TIMES-PICAYUNE) This article describes the plight of poor people who are unable to find the money to bury their loved ones.
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