The Mayor’s Office today (Wed., Feb. 10) announced an expansion of its rental assistance program with the recent allocation of $11.6 million in federal funds. The City is expecting an additional $14 million from the state of Louisiana for rental assistance. This program will begin taking applications on Monday, Feb....
Housing Out of Reach for Most New Orleans Wage-Earners
By Morgan Lawrence In order to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment in New Orleans, renters need to earn $18.54 per hour, according to New Orleans' 2017 Housing Wage. This was revealed in a national report, Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing, and was jointly released today by the National Low...
Over $12 Million Awarded to Create Affordable Housing Units
Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s Office of Community Development recently awarded more than $12 million to development partners to create and preserve over 700 affordable rental and homeownership units in the city. The announcement comes during Fair Housing Month, which was created to commemorate of the passage of the Fair Housing Act...
NORA Hosts Community Meetings
Meetings begin Thursday, March 9 with Council District B The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) is hosting community engagement meetings throughout March in each councilmanic district to update residents on its investments throughout the city and discuss future opportunities for properties and housing in each area. These meetings are important...
By the Numbers: The Katrina Pain Index 2016
[contentblock id=1 img=gcb.png] By Bill Quiqley Hurricane Katrina hit 11 years ago. Population of the city of New Orleans is down by over 95,000 people from 484,674 in 2000 to 389,617 in 2015. Almost all this loss of people is in the African-American community. Child poverty is up, double the national...
