Calliope Projects
| B.W. Cooper Housing Development | |
| Calliope Housing Projects, "Da Calliope" | |
| New Orleans Neighborhood | |
 B.W. Cooper Projects as seen from the corner of Earhart and So. Galvez
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| City | New Orleans |
| Planning District | District 6, Central City |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 29°57′02″N 90°05′32″W / 29.95056°N 90.09222°WCoordinates: 29°57′02″N 90°05′32″W / 29.95056°N 90.09222°W |
| Area | 0.30 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| - land | 0.30 sq mi (1 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 379 (2010) |
| Density | 1,263/sq mi (488/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 504 |
The Calliope Projects also known as B.W. Cooper is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans and one of the housing projects of New Orleans, more commonly known by its former name, the Calliope Projects. This project of New Orleans gained nationwide fame/infamy for its extremely high violent crime rate and was known to be the most violent project in Central City, New Orleans. It was completely demolished in 2014 and replaced with newer, mixed-income apartment buildings.
The Calliope Projects are located at 29°57′02″N 90°05′32″W / 29.95056°N 90.09222°W and have an elevation of 0 feet (0.0 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.30 square miles (0.8 km2). 0.30 square miles (0.8 km2) of which is land and 0.00 square miles (0.0 km2) (0.0%) of which is water.
The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of the B. W. Cooper neighborhood as: Pontchartrain Expressway, South Claiborne Avenue, Martin Luther King Boulevard and South Broad Street.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,339 people, 1,421 households, and 1,139 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 14,463 /mi² (5,424 /km²).
As of the census of 2010, there were 806 people, all black, 318 households, and 181 families residing in the neighborhood.
Officially called the B. W. Cooper apartments, the Calliope Projects (pronounced by New Orleans natives as KAL-ee-ope or sometimes KAL-lee-oh) is one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans located in Central City New Orleans. There are 1,546 units on 56 acres (230,000 m2) of land (or 24 city blocks.)
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