re: Where is the ideal spot to live in New Orleans?

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Very nice area. Some people are shocked to learn that some of those areas a long the lake didn’t flood with Katrina

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Because the 3 neighborhood mentioned above were built on a "manmade" neighborhood. It flooded only the first few streets of those 3 areas, but unfortunately we were in one of those first few street's.

banghead:

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Lake Vista in New Orleans was planned and developed in the late 1930s, with the West section officially opening in 1939 and the East section following in 1946.The land reclamation project for the Lake Vista Subdivision began in the 1920s when the Orleans Levee Board started dredging soil from Lake Pontchartrain and building a protective seawall. The first residents arrived around 1939, though the majority of the homes were constructed after World War II.

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Covington

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How did you allow that HORRIBLE castle to be built next door to Guidry's place?

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It's not the Vieux Carre' commission; the OMC can't judge plans by architectural style. It was more things like trees, shadows, setbacks, height, making sure they included sidewalks, stuff like that.

But believe me, those in that neighborhood that attended the public hearings would bitch about design styles ALL the time.

Also, if we are talking about the same ornate castle-looking house, it's actually not next door to the Guidry home but an entire block to the west on the corner of Northline and Stella:

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Why didn't you do more to save the trees!!!

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Hahaha!

For the uninitiated, here is the deal:

1. The issue wasn't "trees" but one small oak tree (on parish property between the street and sidewalk) that actually lined up perfectly right in front of the proposed front door of the new house.

2. The plans showed that tree remaining.

3. After plans were approved by the Parish council, and the old house was demolished, that tree was mysteriously cut down in the middle of the night by "someone".

4. The Guidrys swore they had nothing to do with it, and planted TWO trees to replace the look (one on either side of the door).


I specifically highlighted "approved by the Parish council" for a reason. It is matter of public record that the OMC (and, if I remember correctly, the Parish Planning Advisory Board) recommended denial of the plans because along the Friedrichs side of the property, the Guidrys proposed relocating the sidewalk to include a side driveway, and fencing in part of public right-of-way to secure it .

The Council overrode the OMC and PAB recommendations and voted unanimously to approve.

Before and after, area behind that fence is some public property. The old wall in the upper picture is the actual property line:

West Bank too far? Old Gretna is literally 5 minutes from the WWII museum and the warehouse district.

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Chalmette: no. Flood prone and severely declined since katrina

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Severely declined yet we’re the only place in the metro area actually growing… hopefully we have the new port coming soon, that will bring in even more $$$$