Florida Projects


Florida Projects is a neighborhood and was a housing project of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Bywater District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Florida Boulevard to the north; Mazant Street to the east; North Dorgenois Street to the south; and Congress, Law, and Gallier Streets to the west.
Originally built for whites, it was desegregated and by 1970s had become prominently black. In the 1990s, it was extremely violent. It and the Desire Projects were the most dangerous housing developments in the country. In 1994, 26 people were killed in the Florida Projects. It was located on Florida Avenue across from the Desire Projects. It was heavily flooded in Hurricane Katrina and was subsequently razed.

Geography

Florida Projects is located at and has an elevation of. According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of. of which is land and of which is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,604 people, 399 households, and 346 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 17,822 /mi².
As of the census of 2010, there were 6 people, 2 households, and 2 families residing in the neighborhood.

Notable residents