Barnes & Noble founder builds new homes in Orleans

Published October 18, 2012 10:54am ET



NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The founder and chairman of the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain has committed to building 100 homes in New Orleans’ Gentilly neighborhood, which was badly flooded when levees failed during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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