re: New Orleans affordable housing crisis

What's affordable? There are nice apartments for $700 with a pool and a gym in quieter areas.

Then there are apartments in the worst good for $800 a month.

In the suburban hoods $500 can be found.


Mad at high house rents? Blame the section 8 voucher system. They are paying up to $1300 a month. If someone has a house they can rent it for $1000 or go section 8.


The real problem is people wanting to rent in the same area. But realizing that the cheap rents that kept them there also cause the crime that keep the area cheap.