New Orleans may never be "as black as it was"

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POPULATION SHIFT
New Orleans' racial makeup up in air
Some black areas may not be rebuilt, HUD chief says
By LORI RODRIGUEZ and ZEKE MINAYA
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle

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It will be years before New Orleans regains the half-million population it had before Hurricane Katrina, and the population might never again be predominantly black, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson said Wednesday during a visit to Houston.

"Whether we like it or not, New Orleans is not going to be 500,000 people for a long time," he said. "New Orleans is not going to be as black as it was for a long time, if ever again."

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[cat daddy]

We will begin to find out how many will go back starting today. The Mayor will start opening areas of the city up for residents to come back and view the damage.

 

[D-NICE]

My parents are going back on Saturday, and they're definitely staying in New Orleans. Our house didn't sustain much damage, so the repairs should be minimal. The neighborhood is predominantly black, but over the past 5 years the makeup has gradually changed, as a matter of fact the neighborhood was once 95% black, but now it more 65 -35, or even 60 - 40.

Those numbers will probably be 50 - 50, or even 55 - 45 PW in the next year, or so, because a lot of people rented homes in our 'hood, with the majority of the owner's being on the elderly side.

NICE

 

[C.O.G.]

My parents are going back on Saturday, and they're definitely staying in New Orleans. Our house didn't sustain much damage, so the repairs should be minimal. The neighborhood is predominantly black, but over the past 5 years the makeup has gradually changed, as a matter of fact the neighborhood was once 95% black, but now it more 65 -35, or even 60 - 40.

Those numbers will probably be 50 - 50, or even 55 - 45 PW in the next year, or so, because a lot of people rented homes in our 'hood, with the majority of the owner's being on the elderly side.

NICE

I over heard a man say that he can not wait to go back. The black population will be kept at a minimum. Only those in the middle class will be truly welcomed back.
The poor will encouraged not to return and there will be little provision for them to return. This may be a good thing. I bet more of the poor have found success now thatn they would have SOUGHT in new Orleans.
William Bennett made the remark but this will be the remark in action.

 

[sibiur]

Yeah, but...

...is this Bush policy if the prediction was made by his cabinet secretary?

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