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Posted inLand Use

Rock 'n' Bowl demolitions are put on hold

By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | City officials this week delayed for a month a decision on whether Rock ‘n’ Bowl’s owner can demolish two nearby homes he recently bought. The Neighborhood Conservation District Committee told owner John Blancher to spend the time talking to the area’s neighborhood organization. Jenel Hazlett, president of […]

Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use

Recovery projects are progressing, but half are not yet under construction

By Ariella Cohen, The Lens staff writer | In the nine months since Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration took over City Hall, long-delayed capital projects have made steady, if slow, progress. Even so, don’t expect to see too many cranes in the sky just yet. More than half of 210 planned projects remain in pre-construction phases. […]