About 52% of housing units in New Orleans, LA (100,843 of 193,999) were built before 1960, the era of galvanized steel supply lines and cast iron drains.
The median owner-occupied home in New Orleans, LA was built in 1958 (Census ACS 5-year).
Clay-textured soils account for roughly 36% of the top mapped acreage around New Orleans, LA (including Schriever clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes, rarely flooded, Harahan clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes).
Clay soils change volume as moisture changes, which is the mechanism behind seasonal foundation movement in this area.
Homeowners often describe in public discussions paying thousands to replace cleanout pipes only to discover underground channeling requiring major slab excavation.
A pattern echoed in public discussions is municipal overflows where thousands of gallons of sewage spill into roadways and seep toward residential properties.
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