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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.

Is New Orleans the place for a truly honest look at the slave system?

A way to repudiate the gauzy falsehoods of 'Gone with the Wind.'
by Jed Horne May 14, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Citizen input getting squeezed out of plans for Charity Hospital district

Will the public be handed another 'done deal'?
by Janet Hays May 7, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Help us raise $15,000 by May 15

by Anne Mueller May 1, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Balancing act: Master plan upholds spirit of Audubon Park, commissioner contends

Amenities vs. open space in an 'urban Eden' that also invites 'active use'
by J. Kelly Duncan May 1, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

New Orleans residents sound off on how Airbnb is affecting their lives

The city planning commission is studying the effects of the year-old, short-term rental law.
by Charles Maldonado April 24, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Blighted Make It Right home to be demolished after standing vacant, half-repaired for two years

The property was the subject of a code-enforcement hearing Tuesday.
by Karen Gadbois April 17, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Join us May 2 to learn how to find public records related to land use

Public records are your window into local government.
by Anne Mueller April 16, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Why it took more than a decade to finally demolish derelict Claiborne Avenue apartment building

With friends in high places, the Rev. Charles Southall evaded seizure and auction of the property, which he claimed he would rehabilitate through tax breaks and government grants for affordable housing.
by Karen Gadbois April 13, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Affordable housing group says fears about Airbnb’s effect on New Orleans housing have come true

Many Airbnb listings are controlled by relatively few people, and most listings are for whole homes, according to a report from a group that wants to limit short-term rentals.
by Charles Maldonado March 28, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Let’s learn from Hollygrove — shutdown sheds light on farmer markets across the region

Fans of local food need to be more knowing shoppers
by Dar Wolnik March 27, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

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