Press Releases

St. Bernard Parish Issues Provident Realty Advisors 4 Building Permits
06th Oct 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 officials. Parish Council members approved issuing the permits during a special meeting. On October 1, 2009, St. Bernard […]

St. Bernard Parish Council Considers Ballot Referendum
15th Sep 2009
In September, 2009, St. Bernard Parish Council considered a ballot referendum that would force 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 housing plan drawing fire” here. 9-9-09 Read the Nola.com article “St. Bernard Parish in court again today for fair housing […]

Fair Housing Center Partially Granted Third Motion for Contempt Against St. Bernard Parish
11th Sep 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 enjoins the Parish from “interfering or withholding approval of Provident’s re-subdivision applications,” deems Provident’s re-subdivision applications approved, sets forth several […]

Fair Housing Center Granted Second Motion for Contempt Against St. Bernard Parish
17th Aug 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 “subverting the re-subdivision process” to prevent Provident Realty Advisors from moving forward on construction of four multi-family housing […]

Fair Housing Center Wins Motion for Contempt; St. Bernard Parish Must Pay Fees, Costs and Damages
23rd Jul 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 violating the Consent Order, the Parish was in contempt of the Order and that […]

Fair Housing Center Wins Lawsuit Against St. Bernard Parish; Parish Must Rescind Moratorium
25th Mar 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 v. St. Bernard Parish et al, Case No. 06-7185, United States District Court, Eastern District […]

GNOFHAC Lawsuit Against St. Bernard Parish Goes to Court
11th Mar 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. Comments are closed.

Fair Housing Center Seeks Repeal of St. Bernard Multi-Family Moratorium
18th Dec 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, United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. GNOFHAC’s motion alleges that St. Bernard […]

GNOFHAC Secures Attorneys Fees from St. Bernard Parish
02nd Jul 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 Center v. St. Bernard Parish et al, Case No. 06-7185, United States District Court, Eastern District […]

Federal Judge Blocks Rental Ordinance
09th Apr 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 order bars the parish from evicting dozens of tenants by shutting off utilities at homes rented by a group […]