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$3.2 Billion Investment...and growing
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Flood Protection |
Schools |
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Parks and Recreation |
Neighborhoods |
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Blight & Beautification |
Code Enforcement |
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Retail Attraction |
Economic Development |
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Workforce |
Branding & Marketing |
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Collaborating Organizations and Agencies |
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ENONAC |
Fast Forward Main Street |
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City of New Orleans |
NOLA Business Alliance |
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New Orleans Chamber |
City and State Legislators |
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Significant public
and private
investment is
positioning eastern
New Orleans as an
important corridor
for sustainable
development and
growth. Leading
these investments is
$2.5 Billion in
flood protection
managed by the Army
Corps. of Engineers,
followed by $348
million
planned/invested in
state-of-the-art
schools. A $55
Million restoration
of the municipal
Lakefront Airport,
pristine Interstate
(I-10), Public Belt
Railroad and
navigational
waterways present
unmatched commercial
or leisure
transportation
options. Private
investments include
magnificent
'lakefront living',
gated communities
and three private
charter (FBO)
airport operations.
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FOLGERS - $70m -
Facility Expansion |
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BLADE DYNAMICS -
$13M -
Wind Turbine Mfg
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TCI - $14M
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US COAST GUARD -
$90M -
Base Support Unit
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FBO's - $16M -
Private Aviation
Facilities |
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JOE W. BROWN PARK -
$18M -
135 Acre Regional
Park |
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NASA "FRONT DOOR"
- $6.2M -
Corridor
Improvements
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LA NATURE CENTER
- $8M - |
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STREETSCAPE
IMPROVEMENTS - $3M
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TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY -
7$M |
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HOSPITAL
(PLANNED) -
$110M |
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LAKEFRONT AIRPORT
AND MARINA - $55M
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FLOOD PROTECTION
- $2.5B |
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Fast
Facts |
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Population |
| * New Orleans East |
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64,310 |
| Kenner |
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66,702 |
| Bossier City |
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61,315 |
| Lake Charles |
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71,993 |
| St. Bernard |
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35,987 |
| Algiers |
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52,785 |
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*New Orleans East is the 7th largest community in LA |
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Home Ownership |
| * New Orleans East |
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58% |
| Kenner |
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59.7% |
| Lake Charles |
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58% |
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| * Higher than Baton Rouge |
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Jobs |
| * New Orleans East |
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13,000 |
| Algiers |
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8,777 |
| St. Bernard Parish |
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8,761 |
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*Home to NOLA's industrial base, largest employers |
| *47% of the 13,000 jobs are middle and high wage jobs |
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Median
Income |
| * New Orleans East |
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$46,000 |
| Baton Rouge |
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$44,334 |
| Mobile |
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$44,834 |
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| Nearly 30% incomes exceed $60,000 |
| Baton Rouge |
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26.6% |
| Mobile |
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27.6% |
| St. Bernard Parish |
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23.4% |
| Lake Charles |
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26.7% |
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Growth |
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Population has increased each year since Katrina |
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Growing faster than the region |
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26% Growth projected between 2010 and 2020 |
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NEW
ORLEANS
EAST
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A MAJOR
POPULATION
CENTER
New
Orleans
East
population,
in 2010, was
64,310,
approximately
the same
as
Kenner,
nearly
the same
as Lake
Charles,
22%
greater
than
Algiers
and
almost
twice
that of
St.
Bernard
Parish.
As a
city, it
would be
the 7th
largest
in
Louisiana. |
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A
GROWING
COMMUNITY
New
Orleans
East has
grown
each
year
since
Katrina
and is
the
fastest
growing
community
in the
region.
In fact,
local
and
national
demographers
anticipate
a 26%
growth
between
2010 and
2020. |
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STABLE,
LARGELY
HOME-OWNING
POPULATION
With 58%
home
ownership,
it
exceeds
the city
average
and that
of Baton
Rouge.
It is
comparable
to
Kenner
(at
59.7%)
and the
same as
Lake
Charles.
Home
ownership
rate
also
reflects
growth
from the
year
2000 |
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HOME TO
A
SIZEABLE
MIDDLE
INCOME
POPULATION
New
Orleans
East has
approximately
the same
median
family
income
as
Mobile
($46843)
and
Algiers($46,
644) and
a
greater
median
family
income
than
Baton
Rouge
($44,344),
St.
Bernard
Parish($40,601),
and Lake
Charles
($43,858).
Nearly
30% of
the
households
have
annual
incomes
of
$60,000
or
greater. |
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A
MAJOR
EMPLOYMENT
CENTER
New
Orleans
East is
the
location
for some
of the
city's
biggest
employers
and most
critical
economic
infrastructure.
Over 47%
of the
jobs in
New
Orleans
East are
middle
to
high-wage
jobs |
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