New Orleans Police Foundation
Elodia Blanco, Recruiting Coordinator
I don't know where she lives now , but in 1999 Elodia Blanco wanted to be permanently relocated because her home was located on a toxic dump.
Online News Hour: FIGHTING BACK June 21, 1999
BETTY ANN BOWSER: When Elodia Blanco first walked though this New Orleans neighborhood 19 years ago, she saw a good place to raise her family. The streets were safe, the neighbors friendly, and the children had lots of places to play.ELODIA BLANCO: And we were very excited, thinking that this would be a nice home-- four bedrooms, the lot was large, 160 by 100, you know, lots of space, and thought it was a decent community to live in.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: But the neighborhood looks different today. Signs of trouble are everywhere, trouble that began when residents discovered that their new homes had been built atop the city's 50-year-old dump.
ELODIA BLANCO: When you tried to plant a garden or tried to grow grass, it was a nightmare. There was everything from bones to truck tires to bottle glass to -- I mean, within -
BETTY ANN BOWSER: In your back yard?
ELODIA BLANCO: In the back yard, the side yard, the front yard. Everywhere you dug, it was just debris. [snip]
ELODIA BLANCO: I'm begging you all today to do whatever is possible. Temporary relocation is not an option. That's not an option. We need permanent relocation.
Did she get a job in exchange for keeping her mouth shut and not suing over the house situation?
There's more garbage about that land-fill/development.
It was determined to be unsafe, funds were received, it was determined to be safe, homes were built.
The speculation on this alone would take days.....