POPULATION: 123,450
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: -2.1%
 BLACK POPULATION: 31.9%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 8.0%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 13.1%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $9,378 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 23.2%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 5.3%
 BIRTH RATE: 17.7 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 11,599 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 28 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 19.8 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 29.5@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 74.0@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 41.6 inches
 LAND AREA: 18.9 square miles; 48.9 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 30@00'N  LONGITUDE: 90@03'W
 AREA CODE: 504  TIME ZONE: Central