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Neighborhood blight can begin with one house like this that eventually “joins” with other homes beginning to deteriorate nearby, and the problem spreads like a cancer into large regions of rot that damage our civic pride and our city’s reputation as a safe and desirable place to live and do business. Anyone who needs more information and direct assistance to demolish an uninhabitable house should contact Emily Stoma, Citizens Against Blight Steering Committee Chairman, at 337-523-6044.