Survey: Blacks face housing bias in N.O. (AP)

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Source: Associated Press

Survey: Blacks face housing bias in N.O.

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press Writer
51 minutes ago

NEW ORLEANS - Blacks already feeling the pinch from a housing
shortage in the New Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina are
facing racial discrimination in their search for rental property,
a survey by housing advocates found.

The survey sent black and white "testers" — paired by matching
incomes, careers, family types and rental histories — to inquire
about openings at 40 rental properties in metropolitan New
Orleans.

The findings, released Tuesday by the Greater New Orleans Fair
Housing Action Center, found blacks encountered "less favorable
treatment" than their white counterparts in 57.5 percent of those
tests.

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1. That doesn't bode well for Mayor Nagin's dream.