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One trip to one school opened a can of worms larger than one could imagine. First “Leigh took a trip to Moton”:http://liprapslament-theline.blogspot.com/2008/03/some-responses-to-last-weeks-rsdopsd.html and what she saw there was disturbing enough to make “Sarah take a trip”:http://citizenscityhall.com/2008/03/22/the-moton-school-new-orleans-just-another-abandoned-school-on-a-toxic-waste-dump/ This one begs more questions than would seem possible in an hour long RSD planning process. Why where the […]

This week we won a Video Camera thanks to “Beth Kanter”:http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/03/jay-dedman-will.html and “Jay Dedman”:http://www.momentshowing.net/ A lot of what decisions about development and rebuilding happen in public meetings that the public is unaware of. “ “link to article about the Carrollton Shopping Center”:http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2008/03/developer_to_rebuild_carrollto.html One of our new projects will include capturing these meetings and creating a […]

“Here is the entire article”:http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory.cfm?recID=30008 Thirty-four schools “Abrams”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604076260229/, “Alexander”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/saraheliselewis/sets/72157604095659076/, “Bienville”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/saraheliselewis/sets/72157604095854796/, “Bradley”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/saraheliselewis/sets/72157604096020626/, “Coghill”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604146019093/, “Gordon”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/saraheliselewis/sets/72157604096337060/, “Jordan”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604076051639/, “Little Woods”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604052454594/, “Osborne”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604071790706/, “Sherwood Forest”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604067490365/, “Arthur Ashe”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/saraheliselewis/sets/72157603992291070/, Lafon, “LaSalle,”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604122059973/ Fisk-Howard, Hoffman, “Hynes”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenapricot/sets/72157604125099819/, “Morris F.X. Jeff”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenapricot/sets/72157604104775814/, “Terrell”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/saraheliselewis/sets/72157604105434321/, “Wheatley,”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604122519177/ “Wilson”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604076060333/, “Edison”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604096792682/, “Edwards,”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604110556330/ “Haley”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604146106109/, “Hardin”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604103946971/, “Lockett”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenapricot/sets/72157603341154141/, “Morial”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604076037451/, “Moton”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604140756576/, Tubman, “Hansberry”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/liprap/sets/72157604096923476/, Langston Hughes, “Shaw”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenapricot/sets/72157604100085069/, Waters, “Chester”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/saraheliselewis/sets/72157604101073650/ and “Dunbar”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/saraheliselewis/sets/72157604105393209/ Elementary Schools – have all been slated […]

UPDATE The group interested in advocating for the renovation & re-opening of Morris F.X. Jeff School as an EXCELLENT community-supported , universal-access public school will be meeting again this Saturday, March 15th, 2:00 p.m. at Bibleway Church (Orleans & N. Rendon). Updates @ 2:00 pm; canvassing training @2:30 pm; canvassing in surrounding neighborhood @ 3:00 […]

This meeting will be held in City Council Chambers at 2pm “710 Race St”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/710.Race.Street – APPROVE “714 Race St .”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/714.Race.Street -DENIED “1501 St. Thomas St .”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/1501.Saint.Thomas.Street – DENIED “1818 Toledano St .”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/1818.Toledano.Street – APPROVED “1220 Calhoun St .”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/1220.Calhoun.Street – APPROVED City Initiated VOL 301 DIANA St. – APPROVED VOL “6432-34 N. GALVEZ St.”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/6432.North.Galvez.Street – WITHDRAWN […]

According to the consent decree ANY owner who would like to have their home taken off the demolition has the right to appeal. This homeowner sent a certified letter to the City and was assured that his home was not in danger of being demolished. He had left a number of comments on this site […]

City Hall 7th Floor Safety and Permits “3516-18 Lasalle St. “:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/3516-18.LaSalle.Street – DENIED “3615 Jena St.”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/3615.Jena.Street – APPROVED “6110 N. Roman St.”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/6011.North.Roman.Street – APPROVED “2655-57 N. Rocheblave”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/2655.North.Rocheblave.Street – APPROVED “5435-37 N. Roman St.”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/5435.North.Roman.Street – APPROVED “320 S. Olympia”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/320.South.+Olympia.Street – APPROVED “917 Gordon St.”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/917.Gordon.Street – APPROVED “2513-15 S.Galvez St.”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/2513.South.Galvez.Street – application by Habitat for Humanity – […]

Since we have been so closely involved in the “Demolition issues”:http://thinknola.com/post/hard-charging-can-do-incompetence/ we have been wondering since the recent Tax Sale if the City was cross checking information about the properties sold and the Demolition list. I had been told by Safety and Permits that they had cross checked. Considering that FEMA was not paying to […]

The owners of a Hotel on St. Charles want to demolish this bldg. for a Parking Lot. There are already a number of surface parking lots in this area close to St. Charles. This will be heard at City Council on Thursday March 6 at 10 am

“Strange”:http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/comm/pressrelease.aspx?PR=888 “Bedfellows”:http://www.sfmpop.org/home/ Looks like they want to demolish this one… “according to City Business”:http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory.cfm?recID=30008 “links”:http://g-bitch.com/?p=439 “and more links”:http://wecouldbefamous.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-to-grade-rsds-homework-part-3.html and “another link”:http://g-bitch.com/?p=438 Also “Mid City is pissed about “Moris F.X. Jeff”:http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/uptotheminute.cfm?recid=15880 and last but not least a link to one of the Contractors on the “Master Plan”:http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/29/africa/rebuild.php Shock and Awe anyone? The report serves as the […]