The Battle Over New Orleans Public Housing

Since Hurricane Katrina emptied New Orleans of its residents, a battle has been waged over the future of the city.

The struggle over what the "New" New Orleans will look like and who will return to live here largely depends on the future of the city's public housing developments - and this week is a crucial showdown in that fight.

The City began demolitions last Wednesday which, if completed, will destroy 4500 units of public housing, making way for "mixed income" neighborhoods with only 800 units of public housing - an 82% reduction in size.

41 000 affordable rental units were destroyed by hurricane katrina and the city is facing an acute housing shortage. Rents have almost doubled since before the storm - but HUD - the Federal Housing Authority - is pressing ahead with the demolition.

50% of families who want to, but are unable to return to New Orleans make less than $20,000 a year. . . watching the demolition of part of their Housing Development from across the street, residents believe that the city does not want them back

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[kiwi0419]

Most of these comments really show the true ignorance of you people. Especially the ones about how these people are lazy and aren't doing anything with themselves. Did you not see the lady that said she has a college degree, but can't get a job because she doesn't have an address. She didn't even look poor or like a crack head, but she lost her house and probably everything in it. And more than likely lost the job she had because of it. People try, we just all can't succeed!!!

[Hillsillverr]

Move away ?

[SuburbanNinja8000]

@hannityforpres hmmm looks like I hit a nerve there. Am done now racist fuck.

[hannityforpres]

@SuburbanNinja8000 First of all, was that English?? "get pass 1830"????? "lenging"???What word is that? Secondly, I do NOT live in texas, why would you assume that? Thirdly, yes, there are a few blacks smarter than me, but the point is, there arent many.

[SuburbanNinja8000]

@hannityforpres - Hey Texan fuck. Am sure there are Smarter Black people than you are also, the more Lenging that you guys do to them make it fair game to kill a white guy like our selfs. Fuck the white Race fuck the black, Asian, Indina.... You want to know why we are All one race. Human Race. Get pass your 1830s hick.

[hannityforpres]

@SuburbanNinja8000 If by "racist" you mean that I see the difference in the races, yes. There is a difference. Blacks are not as smart, more criminal, and have less class than whites.

[SuburbanNinja8000]

@hannityforpres But your a Racist prick that is truth.

[hannityforpres]

@SuburbanNinja8000 I speak truth.

[SuburbanNinja8000]

@hannityforpres Racist cracker shut up.

[hannityforpres]

Hi. Houston resident here. Hey, new Orleans, would you PLEASE take all these fuckin niggers back?!?! Houston was bad enough, now its horrible.