THIS IS WDSU NEWS AT NOON. AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THE BREAKING NEWS WE BROUGHT YOU AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR. THE STATE’S EFFORT TO REMOVE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ACROSS THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. WITH THE GOVERNOR NOW PLANNING TO MOVE THE UNHOUSED TO THE EDGE OF GENTILLY, MILES AWAY FROM DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS, ALL IN AN EFFORT TO CLEAN UP THE AREA AHEAD OF SUPER BOWL AND MARDI GRAS. IN THE NEW STRATEGY, THE GOVERNOR IS OPENING UP A TRANSITION CENTER. YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION HERE ON FRANCE ROAD NEAR THE INDUSTRIAL CANAL. AND THAT’S WHERE WE FIND WDSU. BRITTNEY VERNER, WHO’S JOINING US WITH WHAT WE’RE EXPECTING TO SEE FROM THIS TRANSITIONAL CENTER. BRITTANY. YEAH. RANDY. WELL, THERE IS A WAREHOUSE BEHIND ME. THAT’S WHAT WILL BE CALLED THE TRANSITIONAL CENTER. AND THAT’S WHERE THOSE HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO LIVE. NOW, …
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