Ahead of Super Bowl, Landry to relocate unhoused people living near tourist areas
A relocation notice posted in front of a makeshift shelter at the Earhart encampment Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. Those living at the underpass will be transported Wednesday to the Transitional Center. (John Gray/Verite News)
Louisiana state troopers began Monday notifying residents of a state-sanctioned unhoused encampment under the Pontchartrain Expressway that they will soon have to relocate, per an order from Gov. Jeff Landry.
Law enforcement officers posted signs explaining that people living in the encampment — which Landry established during a series of sweeps in October, over the objections of city officials —…
