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Community
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Audubon Park
and Zoo, Tulane and Loyola Universities, the offices of the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, the cargo-handling facilities of the Port
of New Orleans, as well as many stately mansions, upscale shops and
quaint bistros can all be found in Planning District 3.
In response to the 1835 establishment of the St. Charles Streetcar, the
first real surge of residential development took place in the southern
part of the district, along that transportation route, between 1835 and
1845. Unlike the areas closer to the river, many inland plots remained
untouched until even the 1920’s and 1930’s. The Mississippi
River’s curve and the long pie-shaped patterns formed by plantations
whose boundaries were perpendicular to the river complicated development
by creating many small and irregular lots and blocks further inland. The
majority of land in District 3 is devoted to residential development
and, generally, the mixture of housing types remains much as it was during
the area’s original development: a mixture of single- and two-family
structures.
Prior to Katrina, District 3 had a relatively small African American population in relation to New Orleans’ citywide average, and it had a housing stock comprised of both renter and owner occupied units with slightly more renters than owners. District 3 has changed little in recent decades. It has witnessed some gentrification within previously working class neighborhoods close to the River, and it has seen the shops and restaurants lining Magazine Street grow increasingly upscale. Other than these moderate changes, District 3 was, prior to Katrina, relatively unchanged in appearance and in character from previous decades.
Relatively speaking, District 3 experienced only moderate damage as a result of Hurricane Katrina due to its location on some of the highest ground in New Orleans. For the most part, neighborhoods on the River side of Freret Street experienced little flooding. Within the areas that experienced moderate flooding, the flood damage was mitigated by historical building practices that elevated the main floors of residential structures well above the street grade. The lowest lying areas within the District, such as the Broadmoor neighborhood, did experience significant flooding. (Sources: City of New Orleans 1999 Land Use Plan and GCR & Associates, Inc.)
| Population Characteristics: District 3 | ||||||||||
| Total Population | African-American Pop. | White Population | Other Population | Pop. 65 and Older | ||||||
| Pre-Katrina Total | 67,069 | 100.00% | 31,153 | 100.00% | 33,211 | 100.00% | 2,705 | 100.00% | 8,592 | 100.00% |
| Less Than 2' of Flooding | 28,740 | 42.85% | 7,377 | 23.68% | 20,109 | 60.55% | 1,254 | 46.36% | 3,573 | 41.59% |
| Between 2 - 4' of Flooding | 12,421 | 18.52% | 5,564 | 17.86% | 6,264 | 18.86% | 593 | 21.92% | 1,650 | 19.20% |
| 4' and Greater Flooding | 25,908 | 38.63% | 18,212 | 58.46% | 6,838 | 20.59% | 858 | 31.72% | 3,369 | 39.21% |
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