Big blight: Why does it take so long to get rid of in New Orleans?
An architect who has worked on some of the city s biggest projects says the bigger a project, the more issues there are to deal with. Author: Danny Monteverde / Eyewitness News Published: 6:27 PM CDT May 6, 2021 Updated: 6:27 PM CDT May 6, 2021
NEW ORLEANS The Market Street Power plant is known for its towering twin stacks that stand out along the New Orleans riverfront.
It’s also known for the number of times plans to revive it have come and gone, leaving it to slowly crumble. Inside, the rusted bones of the building are accented by colorful graffiti, sprayed on over the years by those who dare to go inside.
Thousands of blighted properties in New Orleans create problems for neighbors
It took 16 years to remove one blighted home from the 7th Ward, much to the neighbors eventual delight. Author: Danny Monteverde / Eyewitness News Published: 6:41 PM CDT May 5, 2021 Updated: 6:41 PM CDT May 5, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Albert Jackson and Coralee Smith say the view from their front porches has never looked better. It’s thanks to an excavator that arrived in recent days.
“When they did come, we were so glad,” Jackson recently said. “Everybody clapped,” Smith added.
1952 N. Dorgenois St. in the 7th Ward had been a rundown, vacant, crumbling house until late last month. Neighbors say it was termite-ridden and full of rodents. People in the neighborhood also used it to do drugs inside of, they say.