As a retired member of our military and a New Orleans resident, I learned a simple lesson: When a mission is succeeding, you reinforce it. You don’t dismantle it because someone else wants control.
New Orleans has proven what its homelessness system can accomplish.
In 2015, New Orleans became the first major American city to effectively end veteran homelessness. Local government, the Veterans Administration, UNITY and nonprofit partners built a coordinated system to identify homeless veterans, house them and help them remain housed…