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Lower 9th Ward revival efforts will go on despite amendment’s defeat
BY CHAD CALDER | The New Orleans Advocate – A failure to pass an amendment to abrogate the constitutional convention banning the government from donating or selling property below market value, is seen as yet another delay in rebuilding the lower ninth ward. In response to this news, Laura Paul says that Lowernine.org will continue…
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Lower Ninth Ward Residents Fight ‘Katrina Fatigue’
By Bracey Harris | The New York Times Student Journalism Institute – “Katrina fatigue” is discussed as an obstacle for people and organizations who are still working to recover from Katrina and the levee breaks. Laura Paul says that this fatigue is intensifying as we near the decade mark since the disaster, emphasizing that there…
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New Orleans: houses can be rebuilt, but can trust in central government?
BY Tom Dart | The Guardian – Errol Joseph and Laura Paul are interviewed regarding the slow re-development of the ninth ward post-Katrina. Paul expounds on Lowernine.org’s mission and the progress they have made so far.
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City employees solicit Landrieu endorsements from neighborhood leaders
By Karen Gadbois | The Lens – Laura Paul was asked to endorse a candidate for the mayoral race on January 2, 2014. She posited that Lowernine.org does not endorse candidates.
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If You Rebuild It, They Might Not Come Brad Pitt’s beautiful houses are a drag on New Orleans
By Lydia DePillis | New Republic – Laura Paul comments on the expenditures of Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation. While the intentions are good, she says it is not the best way to address affordable housing problems in the ninth ward.
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Jungleland – The Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans Gives New Meaning to ‘Urban Growth’
By NATHANIEL RICH | The New York Times Magazine – The state of the lower ninth ward post-Katrina is discussed through the lens of a tour of the area, which includes walking though a house that was rebuilt by Lowernine.org. $25 per tour participant is donated to Lowernine.org.
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City’s worries about mold subside but hardly disappear
By Susan Buchanan | The Louisiana Weekly “Lowernine.org, founded in 2007, has rehabilitated 25 houses, from beginning to end, with contractors and volunteers doing mold treatment.” http://www.louisianaweekly.com/city%E2%80%99s-worries-about-mold-subside-but-hardly-disappear/
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Recapturing the rebuilds of the year past
By Stephanie Stokes, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Stephanie Strokes of NOLA.com recaps rebuilds in New Orleans since Katrina. Greta Gladney and Jim Randels attribute the completion of the plumbing and assistance with the drywall in their Holy Cross home to Lowernine.org.
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Nonprofit sends plumbing delay down the drain
By Stephanie Stokes, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune After struggling for months to have the plumbing work begun in her Jourdan Avenue home, Greta Gladney learned about Lowernine.org. The organization dispatched plumber Cyril Mongul to her home and within eight working days the home was prepared for inspection to begin additional work. Referring to Lowernine.org Gladney…