The age of the city and the gradual decline in population had made New Orleans vulnerable to blight long before Hurricane Katrina and the levee breaches.
But the disaster added thousands of pieces of property to the list, and the city has struggled to get a grip on the problem.
Now Mayor Mitch Landrieu is launching an ambitious initiative thathe hopes will eliminate 10,000 blighted buildings in the next three years. He is armed with federal money to help carry out the effort -- $3 million to keep abandoned lots mowed and to drain and fill in swimming pools and $9 million to demolish buildings that are near collapse or pose a serious health risk.
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