New Orleans' officials to update blight-fighting efforts Thursday morning

To track their progress toward Mayor Mitch Landrieu's goal of ridding New Orleans of 10,000 nuisance properties by 2014, top city officials on Thursday will hold another biweekly BlightStat session.

Officials will gather at 8 a.m. in the 9th floor conference room at 1340 Poydras St. The public is welcome to attend.

Like ComStat sessions held by the Police Department, BlightStat meetings are internal working meetings. City officials generally take turns reviewing reams of blight statistics, from complaints logged to properties set for sheriff's sale.

 They also field residents' comments and questions, though they try not to veer too from the prepared agenda.