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.