High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Eastern New Orleans is a large section of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Developed extensively from the 1960s onwards, it was originally marketed as "suburban-style living within the city limits", and has much in common with the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans. Today, its character remains notably suburban, resembling typical American suburbia much more than the characteristic New Orleans landscape of cast iron and mature live oaks found in the center. Starting in the mid-1980s, New Orleans East increasingly suffered from disinvestment and urban decay. The flooding occurring in Hurricane Katrina`s wake, which affected almost all of Eastern New Orleans, accelerated this trend, as numerous national retailers present and operating in August 2005 have opted not to reopen their stores. Approximately 65,000 to 75,000 residents presently inhabit New Orleans East, representing a decline from the 95,000 people inhabiting the area as of the 2000 Census.