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Battle Over Right to Return: Housing Advocates Occupy New Orleans Public Housing Office

Battle Over Right to Return: Housing Advocates Occupy New Orleans Public Housing Office

Prior to Hurricane Katrina, over 5,000 families in New Orleans lived in public housing. Today, less than one quarter of them have been able to return home. Last Friday, over two dozen public housing residents and activists took over the HANO offices in New Orleans. They demanded that the government reopen the buildings. [includes rush transcript]

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