Growth vs. Preservation New Orleans’ historically Black neighborhoods, like Treme and the Marigny, are changing rapidly. Gentrification is sweeping through, displacing residents and altering the cultural fabric. As developers move…

by Ronda Lee For Mel Ligon and his wife, remnants of the 2008 housing crisis kept them from realizing major savings from refinancing their Chicago home during the pandemic refi…

Home ownership is the key to New Orleans’s problems.  Homeowners have better lives.  Homeowners create generational wealth. Also, homeowners commit fewer crimes. Plus, homeowners create stable neighborhoods.  And stable neighborhoods…

The low level of black home ownership is the biggest problem in New Orleans.  Poverty, poor health, poor educational outcomes, and crime continue to plague the city.  Each is directly…

It ain’t easy being the First City Court Clerk these days. Just ask Austin Badon, the man doing the job. If dealing with COVID related issues wasn’t enough, his office…

How can we make our city better this year?  New Orleanians are embarking upon a drastic shift.  Our city is changing for the better.  We are in the midst of…

Packing Local Boards, Whites Kill Black Access to Housing Besides barely voting in local elections, black people also tend not to participate in their neighborhood association boards. That was the…

NEW ORLEANS – Tuesday, April 7, 2020 – As the COVID-19 Pandemic shines an even brighter light on the need for affordable housing in New Orleans, the HousingNOLA 2020 Semi-Annual  Report shows State…