Bywater in New Orleans Airs Concerns Over Makeover at Navy Facility

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Word spread quickly along Poland Avenue and into nearby parts of the Bywater that the U.S. Navy facility that dwarfs the quaint houses and businesses there would soon be a shelter for the homeless.

And the thought of having panhandlers and transients making their way through the neighborhood that has, by comparison, recovered well since Hurricane Katrina, irked some business owners.

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Bywater in New Orleans Airs Concerns Over Makeover at Navy Facility

"I'm not in favor of it," Jack Dempsey's Restaurant owner Sammy Baiamonte said. "I don't think it will be good for our area."

Baiamonte envisions customers leaving his 30-year-old seafood eatery only to be accosted by vagrants. He said he...

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