Housing
Judge denies injunction against Jeff Parish public housing closure plan
By Michelle Liu Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — A group of Marrero tenants seeking to block the closure of their public housing development saw a setback
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Tenants sue after feds OK public housing closure in Jefferson Parish
By Michelle Liu Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Public housing tenants in Marrero are asking a federal court to reverse a decision by the U.S. Department
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By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Although Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has extended the state’s eviction moratorium until Sept. 24, local housing advocates fear that many New Orleans residents still face a ... Housing advocates: Weak renter protections can result in ‘life-endangering crisis’ after damaging storms
By Madeline Aruffo The Lens Sylvia Burn warned her landlord multiple times in the last year about the leaks in the ceiling of her Prytania Street apartment, she told The Lens in ... New Orleans will reopen application process for emergency rental assistance program, official says
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens The city of New Orleans will reopen the application process for the city’s emergency rental assistance program after closing it roughly two weeks ago, Marjorianna Willman, ... Grtr. N.O. Fair Housing Action Center changes name
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer With a string of successful efforts behind it and another pivotal policy summit just ahead, one of the state’s largest fair housing advocacy organizations is celebrating a ... Justice continues to be elusive for Gordon Plaza residents
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer For more than twenty years, residents of Gordon Plaza have been asking the city of New Orleans to relocate them. In the 1990s, they learned (following ... PR blitz for STRs wins over District E councilperson
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer While the issue of short-term home rentals has embroiled several parts of New Orleans and the surrounding area in often-heated discussion, New Orleans East has largely escaped ... Report highlights discrimination in housing practices
By Della Hasselle Contributing Writer When former North Shore resident Denise Thornton decided to look for a new place to live near New Orleans, she figured it wouldn’t be too hard. She ... New rental assistance program now being offered in Kenner
The City of Kenner Community Development Department has been awarded a grant from the Louisiana Housing Corporation to provide homeless prevention services to Kenner residents. Eligible families and individuals who ...
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