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The Justice Department and HUD recently announced that St. Bernard Parish, La., has agreed to a settlement valued at more than $2.5 million to resolve separate lawsuits by the United States and private plaintiffs claiming that the parish sought to deny rental housing to African Americans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
The government’s complaint alleged that the parish took a number of actions to limit or deny rental housing to African Americans in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Among other things, the parish allegedly:
