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12/3/2008 - NOPD's 3rd moves into home of its own
After working from a handful of trailers for about three years, members of the New Orleans Police Department's 3rd District are settling into an office building in the Mirabeau Gardens neighborhood near City Park.
12/3/2008 - 8th Ward Home Buying at A Bargin
Fifty homes are scheduled to be built by international charity, Samartian's Purse. Through donations the organization is working with Franklin Avenue Baptist Church to help rebuild the 8th ward, which still features many properties decimated by Hurricane Katrina.
12/3/2008 - N.O. Home Loan Program Slowly Builds
A handful of low- to moderate-income families have closed on no-interest loans from the Finance Authority of New Orleans, taking advantage of so-called soft-second mortgages that can be completely forgiven if the borrower stays in the home long enough.
12/3/2008 - PItt hopes to build 150 new homes by next year in New Orleans
Actor and activist Brad Pitt, who grew up in Springfield, is continuing his work to save New Orleans. He sat down for an interview in the Ninth Ward, surrounded by new, self-sustaining homes built by his foundation, Make It Right.
12/1/2008 - Signs of recovery
Red streetcars are making test runs on Canal Street in preparation for their mid-December return. The newer red cars have been absent since the storm because of water damage. So far six of 24 have been restored, and the Regional Transit Authority hopes to have nine running by year's end, adding one per month thereafter.
12/1/2008 - Storm planners reflect on hurricane season
In New Orleans, a dire warning to flee emptied the city before Hurricane Gustav in early September. In Houston less than two weeks later, a plea to "hunker down" might have kept evacuation routes from clogging before Hurricane Ike struck.
12/1/2008 - Meetings to discuss economic partnership
New Orleans officials will hold seven public meetings this week to discuss a planned public-private partnership for economic development.
11/25/2008 - VA Chooses Site for New Medical Center
VA Deputy Secretary Gordon Mansfield will join New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and other state, local and federal officials to announce the site of the future New Orleans VA Medical Center.
11/23/2008 - Extension of federal solar tax credits may help Louisiana homeowners
Louisiana residents already have access to some of the most competitive state tax credits available for installing solar panel systems, but a recent move by the federal government offers an even greater incentive.
11/10/2008 - Anti-blight agency to buy Gentilly Woods mall
Flexing newfound financial muscle, the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority recently used public money to outbid a private developer for an abandoned shopping mall, offering $700,000 more than its competitor to get direct control over a key recovery project site.
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