Help Save Charity Hospital & Mid-City New Orleans Learn More
In November 2008, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Louisiana State University announced the selection of the Mid-City neighborhood for the site of their new hospitals. The new hospitals would needlessly destroy the historic neighborhood around Charity Hospital, where residents have been rebuilding and restoring their community since Hurricane Katrina. The National Trust for Historic Preservation believes this decision was a serious error and urges LSU and the VA to explore the alternative sites that would restore needed health care facilities faster and at less cost, while preserving much more of the historic Mid-City neighborhood.
"Second Line" Parade Draws Attention to Charity, Mid-City More
On September 1, 2009, activists in New Orleans used an age-old tradition to raise awareness about how the proposed new medical complexes would harm the historic Mid-City neighborhood. More than 1,200 revelers formed a “Second Line” parade that marched (and danced) around the 25-block site that would be decimated in order to make the point that gutting and rehabbing historic Charity Hospital would be a faster, less expensive and less destructive option. Learn more »
In the NewsMore Headlines from New Orleans
- Efficiency committee says rehab Charity (Fox8 New Orleans)
- State panel endorses plan to rebuild Charity Hospital (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- Letters to the Editor: Take a close look at Charity (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- The Lowrider Band cruises into town (Louisiana Weekly)
Make the Case
A viable alternative to the destructive, time-consuming, and expensive plans proposed by LSU and the VA is available. Learn more »
