St. Bernard Projects

Geobox Neighborhood
name = St. Bernard Projects
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district = District 4, Mid-City District
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St. Bernard Projects is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans and one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Mid-City District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Harrison Avenue to the north, Paris Avenue to the east, Lafreniere Street and Florida Avenue to the south and Bayou St. John to the west.

Geography

Fairgrounds is located at coor dms|29|59|49|N|90|04|46|W|city GR|1 and has an elevation of convert|0|ft|1GR|3. According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of convert|0.36|mi2|1. convert|0.36|mi2|1 of which is land and convert|0.00|mi2|1 (0.0%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

* Filmore (north)
* Dillard (east)
* St. Roch (south)
* Fairgrounds (south)
* City Park (west)

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of St. Bernard Projects as these streets: Harrison Avenue, Paris Avenue, Lafreniere Street, Florida Avenue and Bayou St. John. [cite web|url=http://gnocdc.org/orleans/4/26/index.html|title=St. Bernard Projects Neighborhood|author=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=2008-06-21]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 6,427 people, 2,020 households, and 1,576 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 17,853 /mi² (7,141 /km²).

History

Located in the city's 7th Ward, the complex was built over a few decades, beginning in the 1940s and has the distinction of being the largest housing project in the city. Like most public housing developments, it was not a very safe complex but by the standards set by other facilities in the city, like the Magnolia Projects, it was one of the city's safer projects until planned closures began and residents of 'rival' housing projects were moved into the St. Bernard.

It has been closed since Hurricane Katrina, much to the dismay of residents and activists.

Survivors Village, a tent city created by residents of New Orleans housing projects, was established on June 3, 2006 to call attention to what participants and supporters say are violations of the UN International Policy on Internally Displaced Persons.

As of early 2008, St. Bernard is in midst of demolition.

St. Bernard had 12 slayings in 2003.Fact|date=May 2007

ee also

* New Orleans neighborhoods

References

External links

* [http://www.gnocdc.org/orleans/4/26/snapshot.html GNOCDC Neighborhood Snapshot]
* [http://www.survivorsvillage.com Survivors Village]