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NORA has assembled the following compendium of relevant academic research, policy information, and program guidelines to assist in all facets of neighborhood revitalization. The first link listed below provides information about the full range of local mechanisms for transferring ownership of and subsequently redeveloping individual dilapidated properties. The other links cast a wider net and encompass a broad range of local, state, and federal funding mechanisms, redevelopment programs, and hurricane recovery initiatives.
| Dilapidated Properties in New Orleans | |
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Catalog of dilapidated housing programs in New Orleans |
| Community Revitalization Incentives/ Tools | |
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Policy Guide to Public Redevelopment [PDF download]– compendium of redevelopment programs compiled by the American Planning Association |
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New Market Tax Credits - U.S. Department of the Treasury site. Provides an overview of the New Market Tax Credits Program |
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Renewal Community Program |
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Enterprise Zone Program |
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Historic Restoration Tax Abatement |
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Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives |
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Low Income housing Tax Credits |
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HOME Federal Grant Program |
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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program |
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HOPE VI Public Housing Grant Program |
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Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 [PDF download] – Senate document providing an overview of the GO Zone legislation |
| Katrina/ Rita Planning and Recovery | |
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Louisiana Speaks - Louisiana’s long term recovery planning website |
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LouisianaRebuilds.info - website for displaced Louisianians attempting to return to Louisiana |
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Louisiana Recovery Authority |
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Bring New Orleans Back Commission |
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FEMA’s Long Term Community Recovery (ESF 14) Program |
| Studies and Academic Analyses | |
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Rapid Population Estimate Project [PDF download] - City of New Orleans Emergency Operations Center report providing estimates on the on-going re-population of the city. |
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Louisiana Hurricane Impact Atlas [PDF download] - documents the paths of and destruction caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; site maintained by LAGIC –Louisiana Geographic Information Center. |
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Brookings Institution: Tracking Variables of Katrina Reconstruction - Brookings Institution report on the pace of reconstruction in New Orleans |
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Brookings Institution: Forming the Federal-State-Local Partnership for Southern Louisiana – forum hosted by Brookings Institution on opportunities for governmental partnerships post-Katrina |
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RAND Corporation Study on the Repopulation of New Orleans |
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Brown University: Demographic Changes following Katrina |
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American Planning Association: Hurricane Katrina Homepage |
| Important State and Federal Agencies | |
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FEMA Flood Hazard Maps |
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US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) |
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Louisiana Department of Economic Development |
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Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA) |
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Inventory of Subsidized Rental Units |
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Section 8 Housing Inventory |
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American Housing Survey – national housing survey conducted by HUD |
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State of the Cities Data System – compendium of central city data maintained by HUD |
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Census Bureau |
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Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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County Business Patterns – business and economic data maintained by Census Bureau |
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Bureau of Economic Analysis |
NORA
New Orleans
Redevelopment Authority
1340 Poydras Street
Suite 600
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
tel: 504-658-4400
fax: 504-658-4551
