Donald Babers

Board Chair, Housing Authority of New Orleans

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Board Chair of the Housing Authority of New Orleans, appointed by the Office of Housing and Urban Development after Hurricane Katrina

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More than two years after Katrina, public housing in New Orleans has become an issue on Capitol Hill and in the presidential campaign.

Shutting the Door to Public Housing in New Orleans?

More than two years after Katrina, public housing in New Orleans has become an issue on Capitol Hill and in the presidential campaign.

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