- Fair Housing Center and U.S. Department of Justice File Suit Against St. Bernard Parish Over Racial Discrimination in Housing February 1, 2012
On Tuesday, January 31, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) along with several individual St. Bernard Parish property owners filed a lawsuit in federal court against St. Bernard Parish alleging that the permissive use permit pr...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Files Suit Over Sexual Harassment In Housing December 2, 2011
On December 2, 2011, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) and bona fide complainant “Jane Doe” filed suit against Ore Duckworth, a landlord in New Orleans, LA for discrimination on the basis of sex, including severe, pervasi...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Files Suit Against Landlord Over Discrimination Against Latino Renters November 11, 2011
On November 11, 2011, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) filed suit against Maureen Dowty, a landlord in Mandeville, Louisiana, for discrimination in the rental of housing on the basis of race and national origin. The lawsuit ...
Read more - Federal Judge Grants Fair Housing Center's Motion To Hold St. Bernard Parish In Contempt October 19, 2011
On October 17, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued an order holding St. Bernard Parish and the Parish Council in contempt for violating the terms of a 2008 Consent Order, which among other things enjoins them from...
Read more - Landlord Agrees to Pay $ 70,000 to Settle Race Discrimination Lawsuit August 30, 2011
New Orleans landlords Betty Bouchon, the Bouchon Limited Family Partnership and Sapphire Corp., have agreed to pay $70,000 in damages and civil penalties to settle a lawsuit alleging they unlawfully denied housing to African-American prospective renter...
Read more - State Amends Problematic Hurricane Relief Program July 7, 2011
CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS SETTLE HURRICANE KATRINA HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST HUD AND LOUISIANA - STATE AMENDS PROBLEMATIC HURRICANE RELIEF PROGRAM
Today, African-American homeowners and two civil rights organizations announced a settlemen...
Read more - St. Bernard Parish Issues Building Permits July 6, 2011
After defying a federal judge's order for more than two weeks and garnering $40,000 in fines, St. Bernard Parish today issued building permits for three of four contentious mixed-income apartment construction sites in Chalmette.
7-6-11 Read the nola...
Read more - Judge Partially Grants Another Motion for Contempt Against St. Bernard Parish June 30, 2011
On June 30, 2011, the Honorable Judge Helen Berrigan issued an order, partially granting the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center's (GNOFHAC) latest emergency motion for contempt against St. Bernard Parish. The order also requires the Parish ...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Files Another Motion for Contempt Against St. Bernard Parish June 22, 2011
On June 22, 2011, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) filed an emergency motion for contempt against St. Bernard Parish. The motion "requests that the Court issue an immediate order enforcing its June 20, 2011 Order; ordering D...
Read more - Federal Judge Grants Relief In Part, Requires Parish to Provide Essential Utilities to Developer June 20, 2011
On June 20, 2011, Federal Judge Helen Berrigan issued an order partially granting the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center’s (GNOFHAC) and Provident Realty Advisors latest motion to hold St. Bernard Parish in contempt of court. The order ...
Read more - Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order in Baton Rouge Disability Discrimination Case June 10, 2011
On June 10, 2011, the Honorable Judge James Brady, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the City of Baton Rouge from enforcing its “two (2) unrelated persons residing in an A-I zone...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Receives Prestigious Award for Contribution to Fair Housing Movement June 6, 2011
On June 6, 2011 the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) awarded the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) its prestigious Chairman’s Award for GNOFHAC’s contribution to the Fair Housing Movement. NFHA Board Chair Jim McCarthy p...
Read more - Resistance to Mixed Income Housing in St. Bernard Parish Still Driven by Racial Discrimination June 6, 2011
On June 6, 2011, the Honorable Judge Helen Berrigan issued another order in the legal battle between the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC)/Provident Realty Advisors and St. Bernard Parish. In her order, Judge Berrigan denies St...
Read more - Tell HUD & The State of Louisiana to Fix the Discriminatory Road Home Program! May 20, 2011
In 2008, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) filed a lawsuit against the State of Louisiana and HUD because the design of the Road Home program, the program designed to help people recover from Hurricane Katrina, is inherently ...
Read more - Protect the Future of Affordable Housing in Louisiana May 11, 2011
Governor Jindal is proposing the dismantling of the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA). House Bill 590 and Senate Bill 249 by Rep. Thomas Carmody and Senator Neil Riser seeks to dismantle LHFA. The bills claim to work towards streamlining governme...
Read more - Strategies To Affirmatively Further Fair Housing; Proposals for the City of New Orleans April 27, 2011
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On April 27, 2011, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) and national partner the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (L...
Read more - Taffaro Issues Cease and Desist Order in Response to State Court Ruling, then Rescinds Rather than Face Stiff Fines from Federal Judge April 8, 2011
On April 8, 2011, St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro ordered work stopped on the four mixed-income apartment complexes being built by Provident Realty Advisors in Chalmette because they don't have proper parish permits. But U.S. District Judge ...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Files Suit Against the Housing Authority of the City of Bossier Over Sexual Harassment April 7, 2011
On April 7, 2011, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana against the City of Bossier City Housing Authority. Complainants GNOFHAC and Shame...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Settles Two Familial Status Housing Discrimination Cases for $ 49,500 March 24, 2011
This week, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) entered into conciliation agreements with two rental-housing companies in the New Orleans area that discriminated on the basis of family status (whether or not there are children u...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Launches Campaign to Counteract Discriminatory Actions of St. Bernard Parish March 23, 2011
On March 23, 2011, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) launched a new campaign to counteract the racially discriminatory housing practices of St. Bernard Parish. The “Enough is Enough St. Bernard” campaign seeks to encoura...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Files for Temporary Restraining Order Against St. Bernard Parish; Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order March 3, 2011
On March 3, 2011, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) filed in federal court for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against St. Bernard Parish. GNOFHAC requested in its motion that St. Bernard Parish be enjoined from issuing ...
Read more - Federal Judge Extends Consent Decree in St. Bernard Case; Parish moves to Rescind Discriminatory Ordinances February 28, 2011
On February 28, 2011, the Honorable Judge Helen Berrigan issued an order to extend the Consent Order in the case of Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, et al vs. St. Bernard Parish, et al until December 31, 2011. Plaintiffs asked for an e...
Read more - St. Bernard Halts Work on Apartments; Taffaro Says Site May Have Wetlands February 23, 2011
St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro issued a cease-and-desist order Tuesday morning, stopping construction of four mixed-income apartment complexes in Chalmette that have been at the center of a long legal battle between the parish and fair hous...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Client Featured in Louisiana Weekly Article February 21, 2011
On February 21, Glenneice Davenport, a client of GNOFHAC's Homeownership Protection Project (HOP), was featured in the Lousiana Weekly. Entitled "Stealing the American Dream of homeownership," the article focuses on homeowners who were caught in predat...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Files Fifth Motion For Contempt Against St. Bernard Parish January 14, 2011
On January 14, 2011 the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) and Provident Realty Advisors filed a fifth Motion for Contempt alleging St. Bernard Parish has violated the federal Fair Housing Act and a February 2008 Consent Order.
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Read more - Fair Housing Center Announces Fourth Annual Fit for King Celebration January 5, 2011
On January 14th, 2011, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) will host the fourth annual Fit For a King fair housing summit in celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. GNOFHAC invites New Orleanians committed to civ...
Read more - HUD Files a Complaint Against St. Bernard Parish; St. Bernard Repeals Zoning Laws January 2, 2011
HUD files a complaint against St. Bernard Parish.
1-29-11 Read the nola.com article "St. Bernard Multi-Family Housing Battle Opens New Front" here
2-2-11 Read the nola.com article "St. Bernard Council poised to give up fight over mixed-income apa...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Files Suit Against Landlord Over Blatant Racial Housing Discrimination December 17, 2010
On December 17, 2010, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) filed suit against the Bouchon Family Limited Partnership and Betty Bouchon. The lawsuit stems from two unrelated complaints of discrimination by housing consumers. ...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Releases New Book For Children; The Fair Housing Five December 11, 2010
On December 11th, 2010, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) officially released its new book for children, The Fair Housing Five & the Haunted House. The book explores the issue of fair housing through the eyes of a young...
Read more - Action Alert: Tell HUD Secetary Donovan To Fix Discrimination In Road Home Program Today! September 25, 2010
Last week, the New Orleans City Council unanimously adopted a resolution urging “the State of Louisiana immediately to take appropriate actions to implement the U.S. District Court ruling” issued by the honorable Judge Kennedy in August regarding t...
Read more - Federal Appeals Court Issues Injunction In Fair Housing Center's Road Home Case September 22, 2010
On Thursday, September 22, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an injunction protecting remaining funds from the Road Home Program. The injunction prevents then State from expending funds while the plaintiffs ...
Read more - GNOFHAC Director Comments on Iberville Redevelopment August 27, 2010
"With little fanfare or public conversation, the Housing Authority of New Orleans has begun the redevelopment process of the city’s last major pre-Katrina public housing complex — the Iberville development... Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Execut...
Read more - Federal Judge Rules that Road Home Program is Likely Discriminatory; New Orleans City Council Adopts Resolution Urging State to Take Appropriate Action August 16, 2010
Last week, the New Orleans City Council unanimously adopted a resolution urging “the State of Louisiana immediately to take appropriate actions to implement the U.S. District Court ruling” issued by the honorable Judge Kennedy in August regarding t...
Read more - Fair Housing Executive Director Urges Congress To Address Government Sponsored Housing Discrimination In Gulf Region July 29, 2010
On Thursday, July 29, 2010, Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) Executive Director James Perry testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Perry reported that in the Gulf ...
Read more - Tell Congress To Reauthorize The National Flood Insurance Program! June 28, 2010
Fourteen days into the 2010 hurricane season, Congress has yet to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which lapsed on May 31, 2010. This means that the NFIP no longer has the authority to issue new policies, increase coverage on ...
Read more - Anti-Immigrant House Bill 1205 Likely Violates The Federal Fair Housing Act April 20, 2010
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) opposes House Bill 1205, “Louisiana Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2010,” because it is likely a violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. The bill will increase racial profili...
Read more - GNOFHAC & Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity Produce 2009 HCVP Opportunity Maps December 26, 2009
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) and mapping specialists at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University have created a series of maps that overlay Housing Authority of New Orleans’ (HA...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Urges Jefferson Parish Housing Authority to Reopen Section 8 Waiting List December 1, 2009
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) denounces the process by which the Jefferson Parish Housing Authority (JPHA) recently opened its Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP, or “Section 8”) waiting list. A notice posted on th...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Urges LRA Board to Recognize and Act on Critical Shortage of Affordable Housing in New Orleans November 18, 2009
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) was recently made aware that the LRA Board will consider a proposal at their next meeting on House Speaker Jim Tucker’s resolutions to move up to $1 billion dollars of Community Development...
Read more - FHAC Submits Comments to State Re: Assistance to Road Home Applicants with Contaminated Drywall November 13, 2009
GNOFHAC submitted comments to the state regarding its proposed action plan for Road Home applicants with contaminated Chinese drywall. The state responded that GNOFHAC "made a number of helpful recommendations that the state will take under considerati...
Read more - Fair Housing Center keeps pressure on St. Bernard Parish November 4, 2009
While the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) is pleased with the St. Bernard Parish Council’s vote to overturn an ordinance that would put a multi-family ban on the ballot for a public vote, it will continue to closely monitor t...
Read more - St. Bernard Parish File Notice Indicating They May Rescind Ordinance October 21, 2009
On October 21, 2009, St. Bernard Parish filed a notice with the court stating that they have introduced an ordinance to rescind the 2009 multi-family housing ban challenged in GNOFHAC’s Motion for Contempt.
10-21-09 Read the nola.com article "St. ...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Files Fourth Motion for Contempt Against St. Bernard Parish October 14, 2009
On October 13, 2009, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) filed a fourth Motion for Contempt alleging St. Bernard Parish has violated the federal Fair Housing Act and a Consent Order. On September 15, 2009, Parish officials pa...
Read more - St. Bernard Parish Issues Provident Realty Advisors 4 Building Permits October 6, 2009
On October 1, 2009, St. Bernard Parish finally approved the building permits Provident Realty Advisors needed to start construction on four mixed income housing developments long delayed by the illegal and discriminatory actions of St. Bernard Parish o...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Pleased that Building Permits Issued; Hopeful that St. Bernard Parish Officials Won't Block Further Attempts at Open Housing October 1, 2009
On October 1, 2009, St. Bernard Parish finally approved the building permits Provident Realty Advisors needed to start construction on four mixed income housing developments long delayed by the illegal and discriminatory actions of St. Bernard Parish o...
Read more - St. Bernard Parish Council Considers Ballot Referendum September 15, 2009
In September, 2009, St. Bernard Parish Council considered a ballot referendum that would fource any developer to seek voter approval in order to build large developments in the Parish.
9-5-09 Read the Nola.com article "St. Bernard Parish Council hou...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Partially Granted Third Motion for Contempt Against St. Bernard Parish September 11, 2009
On September 11, 2009, the Honorable Judge Helen G. Berrigan generally granted the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center’s (GNOFHAC) and Provident Realty Advisors’ third motion for contempt against St. Bernard Parish. Judge Berrigan enjoi...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Voices Grave Concerns about HANO's Section 8 Wait List September 2, 2009
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) has grave concerns about the process by which the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) is opening its Housing Choice Voucher (“Section 8”) wait list. The wait list is available for ap...
Read more - The Metro New Orleans Homeownership Preservation Coalition Announces Homeownership Preservation Fair September 1, 2009
The Metro New Orleans Homeownership Preservation Coalition will hold a Homeownership Preservation Fair to provide help to homeowners experiencing difficulties making their mortgage payments. The Fair is free and open to the public and will be held:
Sa...
Read more - GNOFHAC audit reveals 82% rate of discrimination against Housing Choice Voucher holders August 20, 2009
On Thursday, August 20, 2009, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) released its report Housing Choice In Crisis: An Audit Report on Discrimination Against Housing Choice Voucher Holders in the Greater New Orleans Rental Market. ...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Granted Second Motion for Contempt Against St. Bernard Parish August 17, 2009
On August 17, 2009, the Honorable Judge Helen G. Berrigan granted the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center's (GNOFHAC) and Provident Realty Advisors' second motion for contempt against St. Bernard Parish. Judge Berrigan writes that by "subver...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Wins Motion for Contempt; St. Bernard Parish Must Pay Fees, Costs and Damages July 23, 2009
On March 25, 2009, the Honorable Judge Helen G. Berrigan ruled that St. Bernard Parish violated a February 2008 Consent Order by banning the construction of multi-family housing in St. Bernard Parish. On July 22, 2009, Judge Berrigan held that by viola...
Read more - Fair Housing Action Center Releases Results of Housing Accessibility Study; Non-Compliance with Fair Housing Act a Problem for Newly Developed Housing May 21, 2009
On Thursday, May 21, 2009, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) revealed the results of its recent investigation into housing accessibility discrimination against people with disabilities in the New Orleans area, including Orlea...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Schedules Press Conference to Announce Results of Accessibility Audit May 20, 2009
On May 21, 2009, at 10:30am, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) will hold a press conference in the 2nd floor conference room of 1010 Common Street to release the results of its most recent audit, Access Denied: An Audit of Ho...
Read more - Lower 9th Ward Community Center & Fair Housing Center Hold Resource Fair May 1, 2009
On Saturday, May 16th from 1-4 PM the Lower 9th Ward Village and the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) will hold the “Where’s Your Neighbor” Community Resource Fair at the Lower 9th Ward Village - 1001 Charbonnet St. The fa...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Announces Upcoming Fair Housing Month Activities April 15, 2009
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) is pleased to announce several upcoming events in honor of the 41st anniversary of the federal Fair Housing Act. All Fair Housing Month events are free and open to the public.
• KNOW YOU...
Read more - Local Filmmakers Win Award for Short Film on the Demolition of Public Housing April 1, 2009
This past weekend, "St. Joe", an experimental short on the demolition of public housing by local filmmaker Luisa Dantas, was awarded the prize of "Best Short" by the Patois: 6th Annual New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival jury! "St. Joe...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Wins Lawsuit Against St. Bernard Parish; Parish Must Rescind Moratorium March 25, 2009
On March 25, 2009, the Honorable Judge Helen G. Berrigan granted the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center's (GNOFHAC) motion seeking enforcement of a Consent Order entered on February 7, 2008 in Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center ...
Read more - GNOFHAC Attorney Quoted in Article on NIMBY-ism in New Orleans East March 25, 2009
"An affordable housing proposal that has produced vehement opposition from residents of the upscale Lake Carmel subdivision in eastern New Orleans resulted in a 4-4 vote at a City Planning Commission meeting this week. ... Lucia Blacksher, an attorney ...
Read more - GNOFHAC Lawsuit Against St. Bernard Parish Goes to Court March 11, 2009
Testimony began on March 11, 2009 in lawsuit challenging St. Bernard Parish multi-family housing moratorium.
3-11-09 Read the Times Picayune press coverage here
3-13-09 Read the Times PIcayune article "Housing dispute in the hands of judge" here
Read more - Fair Housing Center Calls on Governor Jindal to Accept All Stimulus Package Funds February 26, 2009
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has said that he will not accept all of the funding set aside for Louisiana in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that President Obama recently signed into law. Please contact Gov. Jindal today and deman...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Announces Schedule of 2009 Fit for King Celebration January 7, 2009
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) is pleased to announce details regarding its annual Fit For a King Celebration.
• On January 14th, 2009, there will be an Advocates Training at the UNO Lindy Boggs Conference Center from...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Seeks Repeal of St. Bernard Multi-Family Moratorium December 18, 2008
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) filed a motion today seeking enforcement of a Consent Order entered on February 27, 2008, in Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center v. St. Bernard Parish et al, Case No. 06-7185, Unit...
Read more - Fair Housing and Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit in Post-Katrina Housing Discrimination Case November 12, 2008
Washington, DC and New Orleans, LA (November 12, 2008) Today civil rights and fair housing groups filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development and the Louisiana Recovery Authority. The suit alleges that the Road Ho...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Offers One-Time Rental Assistance to Prevent Eviction November 10, 2008
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) is offering mini- grants to approximately 20 families in the New Orleans area that are experiencing financial difficulties related to the Hurricane Gustav evacuation and that are facing evict...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Offers Assistance to Gustav and Ike-Affected Homeowners September 15, 2008
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) has expanded its Hurricane Relief Project to assist homeowners affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The Hurricane Relief Project provides counseling to homeowners with issues related to ins...
Read more - FHAC Director to Address Democratic Convention at Denver Roundtable August 25, 2008
On Tuesday, August 26th at 1:00 p.m. PST in Denver, Colorado, Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) Executive Director James Perry will address Democratic National Convention attendees. Perry will discuss the need for the federal gov...
Read more - Executive Director James Perry Testifies Before Civil Rights Commission July 31, 2008
On July 31, 2008 James Perry testified before the National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity organized by the National Fair Housing Alliance, Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education ...
Read more - Governor Vetoes Abramson Appropriation for Unity of Greater New Orleans July 14, 2008
On July 14 the office of Neil Abramson, State Representative from District 98, released a statement concerning Governor Jindal's veto iof Abramson's appropriation request of $50,000 to go to UNITY of Greater New Orleans, an organization that provides s...
Read more - GNOFHAC Secures Attorneys Fees from St. Bernard Parish July 2, 2008
St. Bernard Parish must pay $123,771.92 in fees and costs to attorneys
representing the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC)
and an individual plaintiff pursuant to a court order issued in Greater New Orleans
Fair Housing Action ...
Read more - Action Alert: Proposed Legislation Violates the Fair Housing Act by Making it Illegal to House or Shelter Undocumented Immigrants May 20, 2008
The Louisiana state legislature is considering several pieces of legislation that complicate things for undocumented immigrants. While all of the bills are troublesome, two stand out in the housing front. House bills 1357 and 1365 seek to make it ille...
Read more - GNOFHAC Homeownership Counselor Testifies Before State Senate Committee May 8, 2008
The LA Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs unanimously approved SB 740, the Road Home Bill of Rights, sponsored by Senator Derrick Shepherd today. GNOFHAC Hurricane Relief Specialist, Seth Weingart, testified in support of the bill, as did ...
Read more - GNOFHAC Executive Director Testifies Before US Congress About Gulf Coast Recovery and the CDBG Program May 6, 2008
On Thursday, May 8, 2008, GNOFHAC Executive Director James Perry testified before the House Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development about the role of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program in t...
Read more - GNOFHAC and NPN Host Documentary Screening and Discussion "Art, Gentrification & Community Power" April 9, 2008
In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) and the Neighborhoods Partnership Network (NPN) present “Art, Gentrification, and Community Power” on Apri...
Read more - Federal Judge Blocks Rental Ordinance April 9, 2008
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting St. Bernard Parish from enforcing an ordinance requiring special permits to rent out houses that weren't rentals before Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Vance's orde...
Read more - Action Alert: Kenner's Ban on Multi-Family Housing Has Discriminatory Effect April 4, 2008
In April, the City of Kenner passed a ban on the construction of multi-family housing. Census data demonstrates that Latinos, African-Americans, families with children and people with disabilities rely most heavily on muli-family rental housing. The re...
Read more - Lawsuit Challenges St. Bernard Permissive Use Ordinance March 23, 2008
A group of out-of-state investors who bought and renovated 80 flood-damaged homes in St. Bernard Parish has filed a lawsuit to overturn a parish ordinance requiring special permits to rent the homes.
3-23-08 Read the Time Picayune article "Lawsuit s...
Read more - GNOFHAC Settles Lawsuit Against St. Bernard Parish February 28, 2008
On February 28, 2008, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center announced the settlement of its lawsuit against St. Bernard Parish regarding a discriminatory local ordinance. St. Bernard Parish has agreed to pay a $32,500 settlement over a 200...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Files Contempt Motion Against HANO November 1, 2007
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) filed a Motion to Enforce a Consent Decree and for Contempt Sanctions today in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New Orleans against the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO),...
Read more - FHAC Receives $275,000 Enforcement Grant from U.S. Department of HUD to Further Equal Housing Opportunity October 25, 2007
On October 25, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. in the Melrose Room at the Hilton Riverside Hotel, Assistant Secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Kim Kendrick presented the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC)...
Read more - FHAC Director Testifies Before US Senate re: SB 1668 September 25, 2007
Download GNOFHAC Executive Director James Perry's Senate testimony here.
Read more - GNOFHAC Settles HANO/HRI River Garden Lawsuit July 9, 2007
Dasha Corner and the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (“FHAC”), represented by the Tulane Civil Litigation Clinic, announce today that a lawsuit filed in December 2006 in federal court against the Housing Authority of New Orleans and ...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Opposes Louisiana House Bill 223 May 14, 2007
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) strongly opposes House Bill 223. If passed, the Bill’s effect would be to limit affordable rental housing opportunities across Louisiana. The Bill has the potential to stymie attempts to...
Read more - Audit Report Reveals Race Discrimination in New Orleans Rental Housing April 24, 2007
On Tuesday, April 24, 2007, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) revealed the results of its recent investigation into race based rental discrimination in the New Orleans area, including Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and St. ...
Read more - FHAC Celebrates 39th Anniversary of Fair Housing Act April 17, 2007
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center encourages members of the public and housing industry professionals to attend either of the following events to increase knowledge about housing rights:
Know Your Housing Rights Training: It’s...
Read more - FHAC Director Testifies Before Congress re: Post Katrina Discrimination February 6, 2007
On February 6, 2007 , James Perry, Executive Director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) will testified before the House Committee on Financial Services in Washington, D.C. The subject of his testimony was the nature of...
Read more - GNOFHAC Holds Housing Accessibility Training January 3, 2007
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) presents a free one-day Housing Accessibility training program. The event, slated for January 17, 2007, will take place at the Ashe Cultural Art Center (1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.) in ...
Read more - GNOFHAC Executive Director James Perry Honored with Prestigious Lawyer's Committee Award December 11, 2006
On December 11, 2006, Executive Director James Perry of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) will receive the Frank R. Parker Client Award from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. The award will be presen...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Files Lawsuit Against the Housing Authority of New Orleans and River Garden Apartments December 4, 2006
Dasha Corner and the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) filed a lawsuit Monday, December 4, 2006 against the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) and LGD Rental 1, LLC, doing business as River Garden Apartments (River Garden...
Read more - St. Bernard Parish Agrees to Halt Enforcement of Discriminatory Ordinance November 13, 2006
On November 13, 2006, St. Bernard Parish agreed to suspend enforcement of a September 2006 ordinance barring single-family homeowners from renting to anyone except blood relatives without the special permission of the Parish Council. The agreement come...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Opposes Jefferson Parish Resolution; Cites Potential Discriminatory Effects October 20, 2006
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) opposes a resolution passed by the Jefferson Parish Council on Wednesday October 18, 2006. The resolution encourages the State to reject applications for tax credits to build apartment compl...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Files Suit Against St. Bernard Parish October 3, 2006
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) filed suit this morning against St. Bernard Parish in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The suit prays for a permanent injunction restraining St. Bernard...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Calls on St. Bernard Parish to Repeal Discriminatory Ordinance; Ordinance May Ban Non-White Renters September 22, 2006
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) calls on St. Bernard Parish to repeal a discriminatory ordinance recently passed by the Parish Council. According to the St. Bernard Parish website, “Except with a special permit, owners w...
Read more - Local Fair Housing Center Receives $275,000 Enforcement Grant from U.S. Department of HUD to Further Equal Housing Opportunity September 22, 2006
On September 21, 2006 the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) received notice from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that the organization will be funded at the maximum amount allotted under the Fair Housing Init...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Marks Katrina Anniversary with the Release of Anti-Discrimination Campaign August 28, 2006
In commemoration of the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) unveils a new fair housing advertising campaign. The campaign features one print public service announcement (PSA), one 30-s...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Launches Hurricane Relief Project to Assist Homeowners with Mortgage and INsurance Issues May 23, 2006
Louisiana homeowners now have a new source of assistance to help resolve their mortgage difficulties and obtain equitable settlements on their hurricane related insurance claims.
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC), working wi...
Read more - Fair Housing Director Testifies Before Congress About Discriminatory Internet Ads February 28, 2006
On February 28, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. eastern time, James Perry, Executive Director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) will testify before the House of Representatives Subcommittee for Housing and Equal Opportunity in Washingt...
Read more - Fair Housing Center to File Discrimination Complaint Against Katrina Housing Websites December 23, 2005
On December 23, 2005, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC), working with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Relman and Associates Law firm, will file administrative complaints against katrinahousing.org, kat...
Read more - Judge Grants Restraining Order in Discrimination Lawsuit Against City of Denham Springs December 13, 2005
On December 12, 2005, Judge Tyson granted a temporary restraining order against the City of Denham Springs. The order restrains and enjoins the City of Denham Springs from seeking to stop Options Foundation, Inc. (Options) from continuing to operate it...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Announces Settlement of Sales Discrimination Complaint December 13, 2005
On Monday, December 13, 2005, an African American couple settled a housing discrimination lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The settlement provided plaintiffs monetary relief in the amount of $15,000.
The co...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Files Federal Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against City of Denham Springs December 12, 2005
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC), has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Options Foundation, Inc. (Options), against the City of Denham Springs in Federal Court. The suit alleges that the City’s refusal to allow use of a proper...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Hosts Public Forum on Race and Rebuilding December 1, 2005
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC), along with the African American Forum on Race and Regionalism, the Center for Social Inclusion (CSI), the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, the Poverty & Race Research Action Cou...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Files Discrimination Complaint Against Housing Authority of New Orleans November 16, 2005
On November 16, 2005, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) filed a housing discrimination complaint against the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO). The complaint, filed with the United States Department of Housing and Urban...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Opposes HB 88, Urges Amendment; Bill Might Erase Rental Housing for Evacuees November 10, 2005
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC), opposes House Bill 88, and urges the bill be amended. The Bill has the potential to give landlords carte blanche to evict tenants and destroy or keep their belongings without due process. Te...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Presents Housing Accessibility Training November 8, 2005
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC), in partnership with the LSU Human Development Center (LSU-HDC), presents a free one-day Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST training program. The event, slated for November 18, 2005 will take p...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Set to Open in Baton Rouge October 11, 2005
As a result of a generous donation by Ameriquest Mortgage, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) will temporarily relocate its office to 7868 Anselmo Lane in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The move comes on the heels of complaints and r...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Joins Jefferson Parish in Celebrating Fair Housing Month April 12, 2005
Jefferson Parish officials join the Fair Housing Action Center in celebrating fair housing month by proclaiming April, fair housing month. Jefferson Parish Council President, Aaron Broussard, and Councilman Bryan Lee will present the Proclamation to th...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Settles Discrimination Lawsuit Against Metairie Landlord April 12, 2005
On April 12, 2005, the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, Inc. (“GNOFHAC”) and an individual plaintiff settled a discrimination lawsuit against a Metairie landlord. The lawsuit, filed in December of 2002, settled for both monetary reli...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Releases Bourbon Street Discrimination Audit April 4, 2005
On Wednesday, April 13, the Fair Housing Action Center (FHAC), along with the New
Orleans Human Relations Commission, will release the results of an investigation into discriminatory practices by Bourbon Street nightclubs and bars. FHAC paired Black a...
Read more - Fair Housing Center Holds 10th Annual Housing Discrimination Summit April 4, 2005
This year’s event commemorates the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center's
(GNOFHAC) 10th year of fighting housing discrimination in the Greater New Orleans area. The theme is Fair Housing Boot Camp: Everything You Need to Know to Combat Ho...
Read more - FHAC Selects a New Executive Director January 19, 2005
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center announces the selection of James Perry as its new Executive Director.
Perry, a New Orleans native, is no stranger to the fair housing movement. Most recently, Perry served as Executive Director of t...
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