washburn neighborhood

Habitat for Humanity celebrates first new home of 2018

A La Crosse family is starting to move into their new Habitat for Humanity home. It is the first house to be built in a multi-family development project. Leaders for the project said this is the first step in revitalizing the corner of 5th Avenue South and Mississippi Street in the Washburn neighborhood. 

City leaders celebrate neighborhood revitalization milestone

City leaders and community organizers are celebrating the construction of 13 homes in target neighborhoods for revitalization. Officials hope that the new houses in the Powell-Poage-Hamiliton and Washburn neighborhoods will help solve some of the problems happening in these areas.