Florida Projects is a neighborhood and a housing project of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Bywater District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Florida Boulevard to the north, Mazant Street to the east, North Dorgenois Street to the south and Congress, Law and Gallier Streets to the west. Along with the Desire Projects, it was historically one of the most crime-ridden areas in Downtown New Orleans and one of the most dangerous housing developments in the country. It was located on Florida avenue across from the Desire Projects. It was heavily flooded in Hurricane Katrina and was subsequently razed.
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Florida Projects is located at 29°58′55″N 90°01′58″W / 29.98194°N 90.03278°W / 29.98194; -90.03278 [1] and has an elevation of 0 feet (0.0 m)[2]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.09 square miles (0.2 km2). 0.09 square miles (0.2 km2) of which is land and 0.00 square miles (0.0 km2) (0.0%) of which is water.
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The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Florida Projects as these streets: Florida Boulevard, Mazant Street, North Dorgenois Street, Congress Street, Law Street and Gallier Street.[3]
[edit] Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,604 people, 399 households, and 346 families residing in the neighborhood.[4] The population density was 17,822 /mi² (8,020 /km²).
As of the census of 2010, there were 6 people, 2 households, and 2 families residing in the neighborhood.[5]
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