Florida Projects

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Florida Avenue Housing Development
Map
General information
LocationNew Orleans, LA 70117
 United States
StatusPartially extant (remodeled in 2005)
Construction
Constructed1945–1946
Demolished1998-2004 (partial)
Other information
Governing
body		Housing Authority of New Orleans

Florida Avenue Projects or Florida Projects is a public housing project in the city of

Hardy Boys and the Poonie Crew. The homicide spike in Florida and Desire contributed to New Orleans being dubbed "the nation's murder capital".[1][2] That year the city's homicide rate reached 424, 47 of those killings occurring in HANO developments.[3]

In 2005, the project was heavily flooded in Hurricane Katrina and was partly demolished by the end of that year. One half of the complex was remodeled.[4]

Geography

Florida Projects is located at 29°58′55″N 90°01′58″W / 29.98194°N 90.03278°W / 29.98194; -90.03278 [5] and has an elevation of 0 feet (0.0 m).[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.09 square miles (0.2 km2). 0.09 square miles (0.2 km2) of which is land and 0.00 square miles (0.0 km2) (0.0%) of which is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,604 people, 399 households, and 346 families residing in the neighborhood.[7] The population density was 17,822 /mi2 (8,020 /km2).

As of the census of 2010, there were 6 people, 2 households, and 2 families residing in the neighborhood.[7]

Notable residents

  • Mannie Fresh
  • Wendy Reed Randall, author, “Once There Was A Girl: A Memoir” about growing up in the Florida Housing Projects. Published December, 2020 by Kharis Publishing.^6

https://www.wendyreedrandall.com/

See also

References

  1. ^ "Police now the usual suspects in New Orleans: Officers have been tied to killings, including serial slayings. Yet the department has helped slash the murder rate". Los Angeles Times. September 7, 1995.
  2. ^ "Housing project razed after decades of unrealized dreams". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  3. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "HANO to build 51 new units at Florida public housing development". NOLA.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Florida Development Neighborhood". Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2012. 
6. https://www.amazon.com/Once-There-Was-Girl-Memoir/dp/1946277851 [1]

External links


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