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HUD, partners break ground at St. Bernard site to bring new mixed-income community to New Orleans

Construction begins at first of Big 4 slated for historic transformation.  HUD also to host Gulf Coast housing symposium at Tulane NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston joined General Douglas O’Dell, Mayor Ray Nagin and … Continue reading

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Concerns Arise Over Funding For Apartments – State Senator questions “who’s watching the shop in these agencies?” – Louisiana Housing Finance Agency

Maybe the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency just ‘overlooked’ the changes in this project like they ‘overlooked’ (and still do) the mold inspection reports when involved in the sale of Jefferson Lakes Apartments in Baton Rouge.  katy State Senator Questions Developers … Continue reading

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U.S. housing crisis also hitting the wealthy

By Nick Carey HINSDALE, Illinois (Reuters) – Less than a year ago, few people in this affluent Chicago suburb expected the subprime U.S. housing crisis would hit close to home. “We thought Hinsdale was virtually immune and we wouldn’t see … Continue reading

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Category 5 hurricane protection plan is delayed again – New orleans

by Mark Schleifstein – The Times-Picayune Saturday December 06, 2008 A long-delayed Army Corps of Engineers plan for protection against a Category 5 hurricane — a storm as large as or larger than Hurricane Katrina — will be delayed until at … Continue reading

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Good Politics – Anh ‘Joseph’ Cao beats Rep. William Jefferson in 2nd Congressional District

  Matthew Hinton / The Times-Picayune Anh “Joseph” Cao celebrates with Rep. Steve Scalise, left, and his wife Hieu “Kate” Hoang, left, and adopted sister, Minh Doung, right, after defeating incumbent William Jefferson for Congress. Indicted U.S. Rep. William Jefferson … Continue reading

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