New Orleans development

When the Claiborne Expressway was built through the Tremé, it decimated what some remember as the Black Wall Street of New Orleans. It’s been called a textbook example of America’s racist highway history. Now, there’s a new federal program to address that past — and a few ideas in New Orleans for how to best use the money.

The process to select a development group for the abandoned Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans came to a conclusion Monday when city officials announced their choice to lead the redevelopment project during a press conference.