Iberville Projects

Geobox Neighborhood
name = Iberville Projects
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category = New Orleans Neighborhood

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district_type = Planning District
district = District 4, Mid-City District
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Iberville 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: St. Louis Street to the north, Basin Street to the east, Iberville Street to the south and North Claiborne Avenue to the west. It is located in the 4th Ward of downtown New Orleans on the former site of the famous Storyville district.

Geography

Iberville Projects is located at coor dms|29|57|34|N|90|04|25|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|0.06|mi2|1. convert|0.06|mi2|1 of which is land and convert|0.00|mi2|1 (0.0%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

* Tremé (north)
* French Quarter (east)
* Central Business District (south)
* Tulane/Gravier (west)

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Iberville Projects as these streets: St. Louis Street, Basin Street, Iberville Street and North Claiborne Avenue. [cite web|url=http://gnocdc.org/orleans/4/41/index.html|title=Iberville Development Neighborhood|author=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=2008-06-21]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,540 people, 830 households, and 689 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 42,333 /mi² (12,700 /km²).

History

The Iberville was built on a ten block site in the early 1940s as part of the Wagner Bill. In 1940, the city declared 95% of the structures substandard, clearing the way for construction of the project. There are 858 units in the Iberville.

During segregation, the Iberville was occupied by whites, while the nearby Lafitte Projects served the black tenants.

While the Iberville was closed following Hurricane Katrina, the project was one of the first to reopen. There was no significant damage.

ee also

* New Orleans neighborhoods

References