Housing Subsidies
Will New Orleans dedicate millions of dollars a year to housing? It’s up to the voters.
By Sophie Kasakove
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
September 23, 2024
It’s a problem New Orleanians know all too well: Housing costs in the city have skyrocketed in recent years,...
Addressing Homelessness through Health and Public-Private Partnerships at March 21 Briefing
March 21, 2024
Today, BGR presented a Breakfast Briefing with the Director of the Health Department for the City of New Orleans Dr....
Will affordable housing get steady funding? New Orleans City Council asks voters to approve.
By Sophie Kasakove
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
March 9, 2024
New Orleans City Council members are pressing forward with plans to enshrine an unprecedented local investment in affordable housing...
New Orleans is in an affordable housing crisis. There’s a new plan to help solve it.
By Sophie Kasakove
Source: The Times-PIcayune | Nola.com
November 4, 2023
Two years after New Orleans voters rejected a millage supporting a city housing fund, the City Council has a...
New Orleans affordable housing development fund aims to close widening financing gaps
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
May 26, 2023
The New Orleans City Council on Thursday approved $32 million for a new affordable housing fund, nearly doubling the...Unclear future for city-led affordable housing as tax is set to expire
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
December 27, 2021
A local property tax dedicated to affordable housing and blight reduction is set to expire at the end of...Stephanie Grace: Criminal justice issues drive election, but results show a bigger malaise in Orleans
By Stephanie Grace
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
December 15, 2021
When Marlin Gusman was elected to the New Orleans City Council more than two decades ago, Oliver Thomas was...Voters approve renewal of library tax, but reject housing tax renewal
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
December 11, 2021
New Orleans voters approved a ballot measure to fund the Public Library system on Saturday, but a second tax...Despite recent hardships, New Orleans voters decide to scrap tax for housing programs
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
December 11, 2021
New Orleans voters on Saturday narrowly rejected the renewal of a 0.91-mill property tax housing programs that had been...New Orleans voters head to polls Saturday. Here’s what’s on the ballot.
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
December 11, 2021
New Orleans voters will head to the polls on Saturday with four City Council seats at stake along with...