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At the time of the storm, the Housing Authority of New Orleans was serving 14,129 families. Out of those, 64 percent, or 8,981, received vouchers, while 36 percent, or 5,148, were in public housing. After families moved out many projects were demolished and converted into mixed-income townhouses.
Housing Authority of New Orleans The William J. Fischer Housing Development , better known as the Fischer Projects , was a housing project in Algiers, New Orleans , Louisiana, United States. It was known notoriously for a series of high-profile murders in the 1970s and 1980s. [ 1 ]
In August 2011, The City of New Orleans called for proposals for redevelopment ideas for the site. Eight entrepreneurs stepped forward to suggest turning the property into a power plant, a theme park, or even an outlet mall. On November 29, 2011, New Orleans chose two proposed projects: an outlet mall and a green theme park. [56]
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New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin expressed a desire to redevelop the Iberville Projects in 2003. [4] In May 2009, Nagin announced a HANO (Housing Authority of New Orleans) proposal to raze part of the Iberville project for redevelopment into mixed-income housing.
In 2012 officials approved a $30 million bond for the final phase of redevelopment. The last building was demolished in 2013. [ 1 ] Construction of phase III began in 2013 at a cost of $61 million, through the use of $26 million from HANO, $21.9 million from FEMA, and $13.1 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
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The addition is part of a much larger airport redevelopment plan that started in 2017 called BNA Vision. A new central terminal lobby, marketplace and international arrivals center opened in ...