Regionalism Resources

Relevant Links

These helpful links will allow you to learn more about our community development work in the surrounding parishes.

Notes on Structural Change: Redefining the Problem of Weak Markets
To counteract the economic havoc they’ve caused, planners and policymakers must focus on restoring confidence in the market, according to neighborhood planning consultants Charles Buki and Elizabeth Humphrey Schilling.

Building a Competitive and Vibrant St. Bernard Parish (.pdf)
A comprehensive report on housing and commercial property use prepared by czbLLC for the Greater New Orleans Foundation.

Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
An organization that exists to inspire, strengthen, and expand philanthropic leadership and funders’ abilities to support organizations working to improve communities.

The Healthy Neighborhoods Group
A collaboration of consultants dedicated to advancing an approach to revitalization that repositions neighborhoods to succeed.

Donald Poland
A nationally recognized planning consultant, urban geographer, and community consultant hired by the St. Bernard Community Foundation to implement Smart Code zoning issues.

David Rusk
An author, speaker, and consultant on urban policy whose basic theme is that urban sprawl, racial segregation, and concentrated poverty interact and impact a region’s growth pattern.

St. Bernard Parish Government
Located just five miles from downtown New Orleans, St. Bernard Parish was severely damaged during Hurricane Katrina. It is now showing signs of recovery.

Plaquemines Parish Government
The parish, where Hurricane Katrina made landfall in 2005, is well known for its seafood and citrus industries.

Plaquemines Association of Business and Industry
A membership organization to promote the interests of the Plaquemines Parish business community.

Jefferson Parish Government
The largest parish in the State of Louisiana

JEDCO
A membership organization addressing quality of life issues and economic development initiatives in Jefferson Parish.

St. Tammany Parish Government
One of the fastest growing parishes in Louisiana

St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation
An organization to promote business opportunities in St. Tammany Parish.

McKnight Foundation
A Minnesota-based family foundation that makes strategic grants to strengthen communities.

Brookings Institution – “The New Orleans Index”
In partnership with GNOF grantee, the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center, the Brookings Institute reveals recovery data on the third anniversary of Katrina.

Times-Picayune Article on the Regional Housing Market A glut of post Hurricane Katrina renovated properties and a lack of available mortgage lending have led to a large amount of homes on the market, and a projected 10% decline in home prices for 2009.