Two years after Hurricane Katrina drove out more than half of New Orleans, the battle over the right to return rages on. Prior to the hurricane over 5,000 families lived in public housing. Today, less than one quarter of them have been able to return home.
HANO, or the Housing authority of New Orleans, claims that its housing developments are unsuitable for accommodation but public housing advocates and residents argue that the buildings are inhabitable.
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.
