All Reports & Analysis

Neighborhood Change Rates: Growth continues through 2018

Aug 23, 2018

This brief examines where the most growth has happened in the last few years, as well as how much neighborhoods have recovered since Katrina. The latest Census and postal data suggest that population growth in New Orleans has slowed. The postal data shows that 58 of the city’s 72 neighborhoods experienced an increase in active residences from 2017 to 2018. On the other hand, 12 neighborhoods lost active residences from 2017 to 2018.

Advancing Health Equity in New Orleans: Building on Positive Change in Health

May 30, 2018

Cancer, heart disease, and stroke has fallen since 1999, yet blacks are more likely to die from each than whites in New Orleans. This brief describes healthcare access and the myriad of other factors that contribute to health disparities, historically and today.

From Bondage to Bail Bonds: Putting a Price on Freedom in New Orleans

May 14, 2018

How did our current system of bail bonds come about? Jailing an accused person because they cannot pay bail has been unlawful in the entire federal criminal justice system for decades. This brief describes bail across the city’s 300-year history and how it morphed away from a right to be free before trial.

Fighting for Inclusion: Blacks’ Continual Struggle for Citizenship Rights

Apr 30, 2018

The fight for civil rights have been continuous throughout New Orleans’ history. This brief examines the array of actions taken by black New Orleanians to achieve equal rights including lawsuits, organizing, and voting - tactics that continue to be used today.

The New Orleans Prosperity Index: Tricentennial Edition

Apr 11, 2018

As New Orleans completes her 300th year, the tricentennial is an important moment to reflect on the city’s history and achievements. But in addition to celebrating their storied past, New Orleanians are eager to learn from it. Since 2005, when Katrina struck and the levees failed, New Orleanians have worked hard to rebuild their city better than before, preserving that which they treasure, while reforming and strengthening their institutions, and increasing opportunities for prosperity. The tricentennial represents an auspicious occasion for both celebration and reflection.

Three Hundred Years of Human Geography in New Orleans

Apr 05, 2018

Many topics in this collection touch upon where and how we have occupied this deltaic metropolis. This brief discusses what those historical settlement patterns imply for future prosperity and sustainability.

Rigging the Real Estate Market: Segregation, Inequality, and Disaster Risk

Apr 05, 2018

Beneath New Orleans’ shared sense of tradition lies another reality marked by separation. This brief examines the history of neighborhood segregation in New Orleans and its impact on contemporary racial disparities in wealth, access to opportunity, and vulnerability to disaster risk.

The Impact of 300 Years of Jail Conditions

Mar 29, 2018

Beginning from the first incarnation of Orleans Parish Prison in 1721 by Bienville at Jackson Square to its current iteration under federal court supervision, the form and function of the jail has changed. Unearthing the history of the New Orleans jail and its relationship with the city, this essay discusses new solutions that include the voices of the impacted communities.

The New Orleans Youth Index: Video Series

Sep 01, 2017

The New Orleans Prosperity Index: Tricentennial Edition Steering Committee

Aug 11, 2017