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What Developers Don’t Want You to Know About New Orleans Real Estate

April 1, 2025

On paper, it sounds promising: mixed-use developments, public-private partnerships, promises of affordable housing, jobs, and revitalization. But behind the glossy renderings and developer talking points lies a harsh truth—New Orleans is being systematically repackaged and sold to outside investors while long-standing residents are being priced out, pushed out, and left out of the decision-making process. […]

Why New Orleans Is Ground Zero for the Climate Crisis in America

April 1, 2025

New Orleans is already living through New Orleans climate crisis change. While other cities plan for a future of rising seas and intensifying storms, we’ve been navigating that reality for decades. The storms come faster. The heat lingers longer. And the systems that are supposed to protect us? Cracking at the seams. This isn’t just […]

Who Really Wins When Developers Come to NOLA? The Answer May Piss You Off

March 27, 2025

Real estate development in New Orleans is often framed as a sign of progress—new jobs, sleek apartments, revitalized neighborhoods. But dig a little deeper, and the shine fades fast. While developers rake in profits and politicians cut ribbons, many residents are left with higher rents, broken promises, and the slow erosion of their communities. The […]

Mayor Cantrell Announces Next Steps In Gordon Plaza Relocation

January 27, 2022

Mayor LaToya Cantrell issued a statement today announcing the next steps in the planned relocation of Gordon Plaza residents as part of the city's partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The city is opening a requisition for a third party to assess the value of properties of those residents who wish to move out of Gordon Plaza within the next two weeks.

Progress Made for Gordon Plaza, But Relocation Fight Far From Over

January 7, 2022

In the last session of this term, the New Orleans City Council voted on Thursday to earmark $35 million in the capital budget for relocating Gordon Plaza residents. Whether that vote actually means anything, however, remains to be seen.

Gordon Plaza Exhibit Opens at Newcomb Art Museum

September 12, 2019

Thursday, September 5—The Newcomb Museum hosted an opening reception for two new exhibits focusing on Environmental racism. One exhibit, by artist and activist LaToya Ruby Frazier, focused on the ongoing Flint water crisis (“Flint is Family”). However, the other focused on an issue here in New Orleans: Gordon Plaza. The exhibit is called “The American […]

Gordon Plaza Residents Meet with Mayor Cantrell to Discuss Fully-Funded Relocation for their Community

August 6, 2019

Politics

Thursday, August 1st, Mayor LaToya Cantrell met with residents of Gordon Plaza, a community that was built on top of a landfill that was classified as a superfund site by the EPA over 20 years ago. In the decades since the City of New Orleans built the subdivision, many members of the predominantly black community […]

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