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Community
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Historical development
patterns throughout District 9 have been closely related to natural
land elevations, the ability to fill low lying land, and proximity
to transportation routes.
For these reasons, early development was primarily highway commercial
in character along Highway 90, the primary roadway linking New Orleans
and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The construction of linear canals
for drainage during the 1920s opened the central part of the district
for farming. From the 1950s through the early 1960s, a substantial
number of residential units were built in the District, but it was not
until the 1966 land use plan that significant investment was made in
streets, parks, schools, sewerage, and drainage. Between 1975 and 1985,
new subdivisions and apartment complexes were completed along the I-10
corridor while the older neighborhoods close to Highway 90 became fully
occupied.
Prior to Katrina, District 9 enjoyed a strong base of single-family residential land use (28.4%) complemented by a significant industrial presence (25.1%). Most housing was owner occupied, and District 9 was home to a substantial portion of the City’s middle class African American population. Since the oil bust of the 1980’s, though, District 9 witnessed creeping blight and a number of redevelopment challenges. Several multifamily developments were rendered uninhabitable due to their dilapidated condition while the major commercial center in the area, the Lake Forest Plaza, became an underutilized eyesore. The declining fortunes of portions of District 9 were offset (in part) by the development of upscale residential subdivisions along the Bullard Avenue corridor.
Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters were pervasive in District 9. As a result of its low lying, progressively subsiding elevation and the failure of the hurricane protection levee to withstand Katrina’s storm surge, virtually the entire District experienced moderate to severe flooding. (Sources: City of New Orleans 1999 Land Use Plan and GCR & Associates, Inc.)
| Population Characteristics: District 9 | ||||||||||
| Total Population | African-American Pop. | White Population | Other Population | Pop. 65 and Older | ||||||
| Pre-Katrina Total | 81,408 | 100.00% | 70,607 | 100.00% | 8,130 | 100.00% | 2,671 | 100.00% | 6,875 | 100.00% |
| Less Than 2' of Flooding | 359 | 0.44% | 279 | 0.40% | 52 | 0.64% | 28 | 1.05% | 16 | 0.23% |
| Between 2 - 4' of Flooding | 1,217 | 1.49% | 1,041 | 1.47% | 123 | 1.51% | 53 | 1.98% | 303 | 4.41% |
| 4' and Greater Flooding | 79,832 | 98.06% | 69,287 | 98.13% | 7,955 | 97.85% | 2,590 | 96.97% | 6,556 | 95.36% |
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