Central City Neighbors Fear Homeless Shelter Plans

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Ron Gonzales' desire to help the homeless is earning him enemies among some businesses and residents of Central City these days.

Gonzales, executive director of the New Orleans Mission, wants to expand the shelter at the foot of Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard, according to CityBusiness story by Staff Writer Richard A. Webster. In a project that would occupy more than one city block, Gonzales' plans call for a five-story building with capacity for up to 400 people and an enclosed park that the homeless would use.

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Central City Neighbors Fear Homeless Shelter Plans

But some see the project as a deathblow for the foot of O.C. Haley as well as for proposed projects, such...

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