affordable housing

The charter amendment will result in an influx of $17 million annually for new affordable housing development and maintenance.

Affordable housing is getting harder to find in New Orleans, and city leaders want to put millions in taxpayer dollars toward solving the issue.

It used to fight fires. Now, it’s fighting rising rents.

The federal government says new safety standards and building materials mean home buyers priced out of site-built houses have viable options. As storms become stronger and more frequent, experts are tempering expectations.

Auburn University’s Rural Studio is sharing its wealth of knowledge with partners in a half dozen states to help solve rural homelessness.

Community advocates called on the City Council to spend some of the millions of dollars in federal pandemic aid sitting in city coffers on affordable housing and youth development programs, which are aimed at easing the structural problems at the root of the city’s struggle with violence and crime.

The recommendation still needs to be considered by the city council before it's adopted.

The City Planning Commission's recommendations mark the next step in City Hall’s push to pass updated STR rules. The CPC will hold a public hearing about the report on Jan. 24.

New Orleans is gearing up to overhaul its laws governing short-term rentals — again. Here's how we got here, and what options the city is considering for new rules.

The public conflict between a resident and the HANO board has raised important questions about HANO’s role in giving voice to low-income residents seeking safe, adequate affordable housing. It also exposed New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s willingness to cater to the agency’s wishes for orderly board meetings, even though the residents who attended and spoke up at the October meeting were legally entitled to address the board.