Three months after Hurricane Isaac drenched New Orleans, some rental units damaged by the storm remained unrepaired at The Estates, the housing development on the site of the old Desire housing project. All 425 units at The Estates suffered water and other storm damage. The Housing Authority of New Orleans gave the management company, Interstate […]
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Coal facility, Mississippi River diversion project planned for same site
This document from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shows the location of a proposed coal-transfer facility and two possible paths for a river diversion, designed to restore wetlands in Plaquemines Parish. Click to enlarge Few would doubt that Louisiana needs both economic development and environmental rejuvenation. At Myrtle Grove, a small river town in […]