Breaking: HANO halts demolition for now.

via AP.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Demolition of three public housing complexes, slated to start this weekend, was halted Friday amid complaints about the scarcity of housing for the poor after Hurricane Katrina.
The Housing Authority of New Orleans agreed to postpone the start of demolition pending a hearing Thursday before City Council. Opponents of the tear-down plan had filed a lawsuit contending that the council’s consent was required by the city charter.

Sometimes activism works! Feel proud people, this is a win, but we must persist!