Before Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans' Treme district was the site of a dilapidated public housing project. Treme today is becoming a model of economic renewal-thanks to a coalition in which banks of all sizes are playing leadership roles. Join the ABA Board and fellow bankers for an onsite introduction to one of the most innovative public-private partnerships to emerge in the wake of Katrina's devastation: The Lafitte Community Redevelopment Project. Named after legendary pirate/patriot Jean Lafitte, who himself formed an unprecedented alliance with General Andrew Jackson to defend New Orleans against the British in 1815, this initiative has got Treme well on its way to becoming a vital and affordable mixed-use, mixed-income neighborhood.
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