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New Orleans City Council Votes To Demolish 4,500 Public Housing Units Amid Violent Protest

AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 12.20.2007 | Home


Despite protests that at times erupted in violence, the City Council voted unanimously Thursday in favor of demolishing some 4,500 public housing unit...

New Orleans Council: Oh That Czar!

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 11.28.2007 | Media


Karen Dalton-Beninato

Newly elected New Orleans City Councilwoman Jackie Clarkson, actress Patricia Clarkson's mother, seems to be asking the recovery czar to take a brief ...

Katrina's Wake: Whites Take Majority On New Orleans's Council

New York Times | Posted 11.20.2007 | Home


In one of the clearest signs yet of Hurricane Katrina's lasting demographic impact, the City Council is about to have a white majority for the first t...