Living in blight and debris can be hard on a person’s psyche. A spruce up can really improve quality of life and that’s what’s coming for West bank residents in Algiers. AEDF, the Algiers Development District (ADD) and Sheriff Marlin Gusman team up to combat blight in Algiers. See the WWL interview with State Representative Jeff Arnold and Sheriff Marlin Gusman here.
About the Algiers Development District
The Algiers Development District of the City of New Orleans is a special taxing district (TIF) created by state legislation. The special taxing district is comprised of all territory within the fifteenth ward (Algiers) of Orleans Parish, State of Louisiana. The district has been designated as a local redevelopment authority for Federal City military base realignment purposes and has been authorized to incur debt, including revenue bonds from revenue sources for its enumerated purposes.
About the Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff’s Office
The Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff’s Office (OPCSO) operates the Parish jail facilities, providing for the care, custody and control of incarcerated subjects. The Sheriff’s Office executes all writs, orders, and processes of the Traffic, Municipal and Criminal courts. Sheriff’s Deputies are peace officers with the full authority to conduct criminal investigations and make arrests within Orleans Parish.
