Orleans Parish School Board

Former home of Joseph A. Hardin Elementary School, the vacant land site contains 4.42 Acres (192,535 SF) of rectangular shaped land that is ready for development. The property is zoned S-RS: Suburban Single Family Residential District. Attached includes the Auction Terms and Conditions, Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Real Estate, Inspection Waiver & Indemnification Agreement, and the Property Appraisal. The attached brochure also includes links to aerial photos and a drone tour (https://vimeo.com/1062549555).

The property will be sold at a public auction in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of Sale (https://opsbauction.com/). The auction shall be conducted at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at the OPSB Headquarters, 2401 Westbend Parkway, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114. OPSB reserves the right to withdraw any property at any time.

The Orleans Parish School Board cannot impose a minimum bid amount at a third auction offering. It may, however, reject insufficient offers and is not required to accept the highest bid at the third offering. The method of sale does not limit the school board’s discretion at the third offering, and it may choose to withdraw the property and not offer it a third time. The winning bidder must close on or before sixty (60) days from the auction date.

2401 St. Maurice is located near the intersection of N. Claiborne Avenue (39,327 VPD) and Fats Domino Avenue in the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood. The site is located one mile east of the Industrial Canal and a quarter of a mile south of the Main Outfall Canal. It is a twenty-minute drive to/from Downtown New Orleans via N. Claiborne or St. Claude Avenues.