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**juyrett** · 09-26-2006, 08:49 PM

Saying and doing is one thing

"Hurricane Katrina flooded 80 percent of New Orleans, destroying the city's infrastructure and displacing most of its residents. A year later, only about half of New Orleans' population of 450,000 has returned. Many of those unable to come back are poor and African-American. In the ravaged, mostly black neighborhood of the Lower Ninth Ward - only 1,000 of the 20,000 people who lived there before Katrina have returned. This has drastically altered the demographics of a city that used to be two-thirds black.

Activists and residents have condemned the government's refusal to re-open the city's public housing projects and point out that while tourist areas are being developed, affordable housing is not being built. Many are asking, "who is New Orleans being re-built for?"
Greg Palast, investigative reporter and author of "Armed Madhouse" reports from New Orleans. Produced by Jacquie Soohen of Big Noise Films and Matt Pascarella.

Why are their plans to build high rise condos in previous lower class areas? Why aren't they building affordable houses? And opening up the houseing projects like the artricle states. Again saying and doing are two different things

Are you saying black people can't live in condos? Because I thought that's what we were talking about here with the race issue and Nagin wanting more white people there.

As for some of the 9th ward and stuff, there's a lot of talk about not developing the areas hardest hit for an ecological buffer. Now, that means swampy land. Hey, that's touristy, too. Ever been to the Everglades? Atchafalaya basin?

There's a push in Baton Rouge to build upscale apts near campus where there's nothing but rundown apt buildings and empty warehouses. Is that a movement for segregation or to improve areas of the city and increase income for taxes to fund other stuff? I don't know, I'm just asking?

09-26-2006, 08:49 PM	#69
juyrett Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	Saying and doing is one thing "Hurricane Katrina flooded 80 percent of New Orleans, destroying the city's infrastructure and displacing most of its residents. A year later, only about half of New Orleans' population of 450,000 has returned. Many of those unable to come back are poor and African-American. In the ravaged, mostly black neighborhood of the Lower Ninth Ward - only 1,000 of the 20,000 people who lived there before Katrina have returned. This has drastically altered the demographics of a city that used to be two-thirds black. Activists and residents have condemned the government's refusal to re-open the city's public housing projects and point out that while tourist areas are being developed, affordable housing is not being built. Many are asking, "who is New Orleans being re-built for?" Greg Palast, investigative reporter and author of "Armed Madhouse" reports from New Orleans. Produced by Jacquie Soohen of Big Noise Films and Matt Pascarella. Why are their plans to build high rise condos in previous lower class areas? Why aren't they building affordable houses? And opening up the houseing projects like the artricle states. Again saying and doing are two different things Are you saying black people can't live in condos? Because I thought that's what we were talking about here with the race issue and Nagin wanting more white people there. As for some of the 9th ward and stuff, there's a lot of talk about not developing the areas hardest hit for an ecological buffer. Now, that means swampy land. Hey, that's touristy, too. Ever been to the Everglades? Atchafalaya basin? There's a push in Baton Rouge to build upscale apts near campus where there's nothing but rundown apt buildings and empty warehouses. Is that a movement for segregation or to improve areas of the city and increase income for taxes to fund other stuff? I don't know, I'm just asking?
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