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IMAGINE 3 BIG SUCCESSES IN 2023
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MID-CITY NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORMATION: HUD GRANT
At the beginning of August, HUD Southwest Regional Administrator Candace Valenzuela stopped by Lake Charles to announce the awarding of the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) grant for $40 million to the Lake Charles Housing Authority and the City of Lake Charles to redevelop Lloyd Oaks and the Mid-City Neighborhood.
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Thrive Magazine for Better Living • December 2023
& 4 THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2024
Left in ruins by the storms, the vision is to revitalize Lloyd Oaks and the Mid-City Neighborhood and transform the area into quality housing that serves a diverse demographic, including low-income neighbors, workforce and market-rate individuals and families. LCHA and the city received the highest award for grants dedicated to housing projects with less than 250 units. Currently, there are 240 uninhabitable units, with the goal to develop over 500 units once the redevelopment is complete.
WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2024: Visible various site infrastructure improvements will continue throughout the year.
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT: CONSTRUCTION ON PORT WONDER BEGINS
In June of 2021, Port Wonder, a more than $20 million lakefront development project, broke ground. Initially announced in 2018, the project