The public housing is garden apartments made of plaster, concrete, stone and tile.  Products that just need to be washed down and rennovated.  They would make great housing for the people who make NOLA run (police, fire, teachers, hotels) and close to the downtown area so you can bike, walk or take bus. Muscian's Village is in the Upper 9 close to the river.  These areas would not have flooded in the houses except for the failure of the FEDERAL levees.  Some flooding is beneficial and is why houses are on piers and we all have white shrimp boots.