One of them is a community center near Washington and Broad that has languished for two years.
Tag: Blight
Posted inGovernment & Politics
In parts of New Orleans, eyesores remain on city’s list of fixed-up properties
The city keeps track of each victory in the war against blight, listing each address on its website. But when we randomly checked those properties, we found trash, high weeds and houses that had supposedly been demolished.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use
Mission accomplished: Landrieu administration promises one thing on blight, delivers another
The mayor promised to remediate 10,000 blighted properties in New Orleans. In January, he announced he had met his goal. But that was based on a study of all properties that had been fixed up, regardless of whether the city got involved. The city is now cited as a model for blight reduction, but there’s no official count of properties that have been remediated.
Posted inLand Use
Live chat: How well has the Landrieu administration dealt with blight in New Orleans?
The Lens’ Charles Maldonado will talk with Lens readers at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Posted inInvestigations, Land Use
Poor communication between state, city preceded demolition of house during repair
A state employee told the city that Kim James hadn’t gotten one grant, but didn’t note that she had gotten another.
Posted inInvestigations, Land Use
Family’s long journey home after Katrina ends when city bulldozes house
It took six years for Kimberly James to get Road Home money to rehab her Upper 9th Ward home. This summer, she thought she was months away from inhabiting it. But in July, she learned that the city had demolished the house, concluding that not enough progress had been made in rehabbing it. She says no one told her the house had been targeted for demolition.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Would-be bidder miffed as NORA snatches 7th Ward property from the auction block
The house at 2327 Governor Nicholls Street was suddenly removed from the auction, despite competing interest in acquiring it. (photo: Karen Gadbois) By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | Cashier’s check in hand, local developer Peter Gardner showed up at Tuesday’s sheriff’s auction eager to bid on real estate – in particular a raised […]
Posted inLand Use
Council gets upbeat report on blight, but members frustrated over lack of access
The weekslong budget hearings focused on blight eradication at the Thursday meeting. View the story “Snippets from the budget hearings. ” on Storify]
Posted inOpinion
Gung ho for demolition: FEMA pays, but neighborhoods lose
With FEMA footing the bill, the city plans to demolish this house, at 1209 N. Galvez St., a blight war maneuver as likely to degrade as improve the block. Photo by Brad Vogel. By Brad Vogel, The Lens contributing opinion writer | Over the weekend, David Simon, creator of HBO’s Treme, publicly critiqued the city’s […]
Posted inOpinion
City blight blitz is overlooking key allies: owners trying to rebuild
By Tess Monaghan, The Lens contributing opinion writer | Nearly six years after Hurricane Katrina, tens of thousands of residential properties in New Orleans sit vacant. Some have been blighted for decades. But many remain in disrepair simply because their owners lack the funds to repair damage from Hurricane Katrina. City Hall has set a […]