Crime In New Orleans

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New Orleans is a city of culture. It is known around the world for its divine cuisine and never boring atmosphere. However, there is a darker side to the city. The Lower Ninth Ward was always a poorer district of the city, but when Hurricane Katrina hit, the poverty skyrocketed. Even ten years later, the community has not been granted the revival it so desperately needs. By adding a local district for artists and business owners, the citizens of the Ninth Ward can self fix their community and add economic stimulation to the City of New Orleans. Back in my hometown of Dallas, the “rough” area was Oak Cliff. For the past 15-20 years, crime in Oak Cliff was the highest in the city. Many families were frightened to move in to the area, and other …show more content…
Dallas is infamous for elongating the times of getting certification and licenses, and with Oak Cliff having a high crime rate and bad reputation for generating revenue, the city had no urgency in granting licenses for businesses to open. Because of this, the first ten years of rebuilding Bishop Avenue were slow. Along with the sluggish pace in businesses opening and local streets getting fixed, residents and out-of-towners were resistant to come visit Bishop Arts. Then, in 2010, Jason Roberts and Amy Wallace started the Better Block Project. This project is what truly beautified the District. The City of Dallas fixed the “bare bones” of the area: street lights and traffic signs, but not much else. Roberts and Wallace felt it was up to them to make Bishop Avenue visually pleasing. Dallas’ City Council, after months of stubbornness, granted Roberts and Wallace permission to paint bike lanes, build flower boxes against the abandoned buildings, and authorize local farmers to host a fruit/vegetable stand. These small details added some beauty to an, at the time, no so beautiful Oak Cliff. Suddenly, small business owners saw the potential in Oak Cliff and were coming to Roberts asking how they can get their business in the “adorable” Bishop Avenue area. Locals all around the area wanted in on the new, happy, hip area. So, once buzz began that a local artist …show more content…
With that said though, there is the issue of taxes. Many times when revenue generates in an area, families want to move in to the area and help renovate homes and surrounding areas. While that benefits the aesthetic of the Ninth Ward, it has the potential to raise taxes in the whole community, eventually forcing out the “original” families who fought to protect their community. This raises the question: is a local business district beneficial to the community? I believe if the City of New Orleans works with the Ninth Ward community, a plan can be drawn up to prevent taxes from rising so high that families are forced to leave their roots. New Orleans is so unique because of the cultures that inhabit the town. By forcing a community out of their home due to high taxes, you are forcing out a piece of New Orleans culture, and the city loses a part of its
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