Calliope Projects

The B.W. Cooper Apartments is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans and one of the housing projects of New Orleans, more commonly known by its former name, the Calliope Projects. This area of New Orleans gained nationwide fame/infamy for its extremely high violent crime rate, one which rivals even that of the also-famous Magnolia Projects and infamous Melpomene Projects. It is now in the process of being demolished, to be replaced with newer, mixed-income apartment buildings. The Calliope Projects are located at 29°57′02″N 90°05′32″W / 29.95056°N 90.09222°W / 29.95056; -90.09222 and have an elevation of 0 feet (0.0 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.30 square miles (0.8 km). 0.30...