# New Orleans is putting 140 vacant Katrina-era properties on the auction block this month Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167/new-orleans-is-putting-140-vacant-katrina-era-properties-on-the-auction-block-this-month Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167/new-orleans-is-putting-140-vacant-katrina-era-properties-on-the-auction-block-this-month.md Podcast: [Newell Normand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167) Published: 2026-09-22T17:46:53+00:00 Episode link: https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8677288_2026-09-22-175928 Audio file: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8677288/8677288_2026-09-22-175928.128.mp3?rssID=3856 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/newell-normand-2482167/episodes/new-orleans-is-putting-140-vacant-katrina-era-properties-on-the-auction-block-this-month Duration seconds: 784 ## Resource NORA Executive Director Brenda Breaux joins Newell to share how New Orleans is putting 140 vacant Katrina-era properties on the auction block this month and how a brand-new option allowing buyers to turn these lots into urban farms and community green spaces could transform city neighborhoods. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/newell-normand-2482167/episodes/new-orleans-is-putting-140-vacant-katrina-era-properties-on-the-auction-block-this-month/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167/new-orleans-is-putting-140-vacant-katrina-era-properties-on-the-auction-block-this-month.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.