OH- and many in Lakeview are scared! There is no way Lakeview will be allowed to remain all white and all upper class. NO way. When big plots of land are bought by the government- there WILL be subsidized housing.
I'm surprised Jesse's group isn't buying property- or maybe they are an no one knows it yet. Section 8 WILL be in Lakeview. And it's odd- you'd think that putting poor blacks into a neighborhood that was 12ft under water would be considered dangerous!
NOTHING- and I mean NOTHING will ever be as it was in N.O.- except the 'culture'- which is what the shooting was about.
The tribal , criminal culture is back.
The only hope for N.O. is to make it a timeshare only, tourist destination/resort. Closed 6 months of every year. Then only the tourist areas would be needed and a shanty town of low-income workers to keep it running. The very rich can have one of many homes here, and the moderately rich can have corporate apts and temporary residences for 'Fest' times and Mardi Gras.
There will be NO middle class- IF one more storm doesn't wash everything into the Gulf once and for all. New Orleans is dead- it's just that the life support hasn't been turned off yet.
I have a friend who just came back from NO. He said he couldn't wait to leave the place. He said it still smelled bad and seemed dangerous. Many of the stores were locked, you had to ring and make an appointment. He'd never go back.