Category: Land Use
Reporting on how land, space, and development shape the future of New Orleans. This category examines zoning decisions, neighborhood planning, environmental impact, and the balance between growth and preservation—highlighting who benefits, who’s affected, and what’s at stake.
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Copter man wants to add aviation school beside contested Gert Town helipad
It’s a bird, it’s a copter, it’s a zoning violation! City vows to cite Gert Town helipad
Rock 'n' Bowl demolitions are put on hold
Rock 'n Bowl seeks tear-down permits
Recovery projects are progressing, but half are not yet under construction
Transplanted medplex houses in need of life support
Despite 8 deaths in abandoned warehouse, city has done little new to fight vagrancy
Ghost schools haunt New Orleans neighborhoods
Five years after the Orleans Parish School Board shut down dozens of hurricane-damaged public schools, New Orleans residents continue to live alongside the wreckage.