Discussing “The Houses that Eminent Domain and Tax Credits Built: Imagining a Better New Orleans” by Carol Necole Brown & Serena M. Williams

2. “Post-Katrina Rebuilding as an Opportunity for a New Conversation: Dispossession as a Property Concept” by Carol Necole Brown & Serena Williams

October 1st, 2012

1. “The Failure of Our Good Intentions: Property and Dispossesion in Post-Katrina New Orleans” by Kali Murray

June 25th, 2012

The property law of the United States in the last ten years has been defined by its failures rather than its successes. Two failures loom: the post-recovery efforts associated with Hurricane Katrina from 2005 until present, and the post-recovery efforts associated with the ongoing housing crisis from 2008 until present.

“The Houses that Eminent Domain and Housing Tax Credits Built: Imagining a Better New Orleans” by Carol Necole Brown & Serena M. Williams

June 25th, 2012

Proposals for investing in and rebuilding urban enclaves such as New Orleans are layered with controversy and difficulty. One of the most significant impediments to rebuilding New Orleans will be addressing the need to replenish the depleted rental housing market. Racial and economic integration of housing markets and appropriate use of private sector money to replenish the rental housing stock within a “reasonable” time period are indispensable components of a responsible revitalization and renewal plan.