New Orleans Redevelopment Authority News

Post-Katrina Lower 9th Ward Re-Development a Long Time Coming

Judging by the current empty lots, it’s hard to imagine the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina — a bustling neighborhood where African-American residents knew their neighbors, built their homes with their own hands and shopped at …

Football Players Building Homes in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward

Former professional football players are teaming with New Orleans area builders to construct at least three new homes in the Lower 9th Ward – and they’re hoping to have it done in time for Super Bowl 2013. The effort was …