Musicians' Village | |
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Neighborhood | |
 Some of the early houses built at Musicians' Village, in the Upper Ninth Ward | |
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  Musicians' Village Musicians' Village in New Orleans | |
| Coordinates: 29°58′27″N 90°02′00″W / 29.9743°N 90.0333°W |
Musicians' Village is a neighborhood located in the Upper Ninth Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana. Musicians Harry Connick, Jr. and Branford Marsalis teamed up with Habitat for Humanity International and New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity to create the village for New Orleans musicians who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina.
Per February 2007, the Musicians' Village is "the largest-scale, highest-profile, and biggest-budget rebuilding project to have gotten underway in New Orleans post-Katrina.[1]
- ^ "The 'Early Show' visits Musicians' Village". New Orleans Habitat - Operation Home Delivery Blog. Retrieved 12 October 2018.