Get Out of Our Neighborhood
NYT – The rich kick out the poor in rebuilding New Orleans, with local government support –
Up and down Louisiana, but particularly around New Orleans, residents and local officials have taken action against the incursion of displaced city residents — overwhelmingly black — who are portrayed as bearers of crime and bad living habits, and as destroyers of property values.
And by the end of last year, 32 of Louisiana’s 64 parishes had banned these trailer sites. Only eight had approved them unconditionally.
Illustrates what is likely to happen in the future.
-Shlok
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