Pines Village is a
neighborhood in the city of
,
Louisiana
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,
United States
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. A subdistrict of the
New Orleans East
New Orleans East is the eastern section of New Orleans, the newest section of the city. It is bounded by the Industrial Canal, the Intracoastal Waterway and Lake Pontchartrain. Developed extensively from the 1950s onward, its numerous residential ...
area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Downman Road and
Interstate 10 to the east,
Chef Menteur Highway
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to the south,
Lake Pontchartrain
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and Morrison Road to the north, and the
Industrial Canal
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to the west.
Sigmund Pines, the neighborhood's namesake, purchased a large piece of land closest to the Industrial Canal in the 1950s and developed it with residences.
Well into the 1960s, a substantial number of homes – both doubles and single-family detached structures – were constructed. As one of the lowest-lying areas in eastern New Orleans, homes were constructed on raised pier foundations.
Pines Village contains one local park, several churches, and a notable amount of industrial and commercial developments.
The neighborhood was
significantly impacted by
Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Over 90% of residential properties as well as nearly all commercial properties in the neighborhood received flood damage, wind damage, or both.
Approximately 46.2% of West Lake Forest's pre-Katrina household population had returned to the neighborhood as of June 2008.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Pines Village has a total area of . of which is land and of which is water.
Adjacent Neighborhoods
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Gentilly Woods (west)
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Little Woods
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''Little Woods'' had its world pr ...
(north)
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Plum Orchard (east)
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Pontchartrain Park
Pontchartrain Park is a historically registered neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Gentilly District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Leon C. Simon Drive to the north, the Industrial ...
(west)
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Viavant/
Venetian Isles (south)
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West Lake Forest (east)
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 5,092 people, 1,699 households, 1,339 family households.
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 3,410 people, 1,187 households, 844 family households.
See also
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New Orleans neighborhoods
The city planning commission for New Orleans divided the city into 13 planning districts and 73 distinct neighborhoods in 1980. Although initially in the study 68 neighborhoods were designated, and later increased by the City Planning Commission t ...
References
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Neighborhoods in New Orleans