Rosa Park, Dunleith Court and Richmond Place are posted with “private street” signs. But the properties aren’t taxed. Assessor Erroll Williams says something has to change: They may be public if the city has maintained them, or someone will have to start paying taxes.
The previous plan, to put the pharmacy on St. Claude Avenue in Marigny, drew fierce neighborhood opposition.
The city's administrative hearings, in which owners appear to answer charges of improper zoning or permitting, will take a look at a Mid-City tree house (at left), and a nagging piece of blighted property near the St. Roch Market.
Potential buyers don't get their hoped-for demolition permit for former corner store at Nashville Avenue and Patton Street.
The chairman of the nonprofit that owns the building said the financing wasn’t solid.
Ability to close quickly on the building and finance longer-term makeover called key to winning bid.
The city now says the street must be converted to one-way before it is removed.
An analysis of Census and IRS data challenge some narratives about the city's recovery. Each year, the city gains fewer people after the storm. Meanwhile, the state's population would be dropping if it weren't for international migrants.
The city's One-Stop Shop is scheduled to consider stricter citation rules and heavier fines, bringing New Orleans into stride with San Francisco and other cities.
