HOW A NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY LAND TRUST IS PROVIDING PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SUPPORTING BLACK ENTREPRENEURS

October 22, 2021 | Written by Julius E. Kimbrough, Jr. | brookings.edu

The “Rebirth of 1800 St. Bernard” took place last year on a chilly December day by New Orleans standards. Attendees wore protective masks and socially distanced—a difficult feat with at least 100 people present. That day represented more than a groundbreaking for residents of New Orleans’ Seventh Ward; it promised the revival of a community anchor in the majority-Black neighborhood that had been decimated by Hurricane Katrina more than 15 years prior.