A citywide plan for the recovery of New Orleans from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina envisions spending upwards of $14 billion over five to 10 years on housing, flood protection, infrastructure, economic development, and other needs, including about $4 1 billion in the first two years. The Unified New Orleans Plan was developed through a comprehensive process involving neighborhood and district-level meetings in the city and three Community Congresses held simultaneously in New Orleans and other cities across the country.
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