the City Council voted Thursday in favor of demolishing some 4,500 public housing units, a milestone in the city's effort to balance its heritage and its hurricane rebuilding efforts
The unanimous vote to permit the federal government to tear down four public housing developments
a critical moment in a protracted fight between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and residents, activists and preservationists
followed hours of debate and periodic clashes in the street
Police used chemical spray and stun guns as dozens of protesters tried to force their way into
the packed City Council chamber. One woman was sprayed and dragged from the gates
"Is this what democracy looks like?" Bill Quigley, a Loyola University law professor who opposes demolition
Quigley said he believed the crackdown violated public meetings laws.
the Housing Authority of New Orleans had disproportionately allowed supporters of the demolition to pack the chambers.
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