Requiem for a New Orleans Neighborhood

Requiem for a New Orleans Neighborhood Three years after Hurricane Katrina, HUD makes a controversial decision to tear down the B.W. Cooper Apartments

The Beginning of the End
The destruction of the buildings began in May, 2007. HUD says that they will be replaced by mixed income developments.

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