Black and White headshot of James Rolf, owner of Southkick Rolf Preservation Works

Classes

Office Hours: One-on-One in-person appointments with tax-credit specialist James Rolf, owner of Southkick Rolf Preservation Works

June 5

10:00am – 12:00pm

Archives

Photograph of Streetscapes by Charles L. Franck, courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection.

Preservation in Print

Richard Campanella’s Streetscapes: A Dizzying Dive into the Downtown of a Century Ago

One morning in 1922, photographer Charles L. Franck climbed into the rear cockpit of a biplane and had the pilot …
Ted’s Frostop at 3100 Calhoun St., with its iconic 14-foot-tall root beer mug and brightly colored neon signage

Advocacy

Iconic mid-century diner Ted’s Frostop threatened with demolition

Ted’s Frostop at 3100 Calhoun St., with its iconic 14-foot-tall root beer mug and brightly colored neon signage, remains a …
Victor McGill works on a tomb at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 during the Bridge To Crafts Careers pilot program.

Preservation in Print

Bridging the Gap

For half a century now, the towering tomb of Alexander Milne in St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 has received regular …
The home at 919 Bourbon Street.

Preservation in Print

Within These Walls: The Carusos of 919 Bourbon Street

On the morning of March 15, 1891, a crowd pushed through the door of a four-bay, bracketed shotgun cottage on …
Bayou Road, with it’s neon blue and pink buildings which are homes to a lively mix of arts and businesses

Events

Bayou Road: A historic crossroads of commerce

Bayou Road has been a site of commerce for more than three centuries. Native Americans used this natural high ground …
1040 S Peter’s Street, the former Sugar Mill event venue

Advocacy

Convention Center gets favorable recommendation from HDLC to demolish two historic warehouses for future Omni New Orleans Hotel

The Warehouse District is one step closer to losing two early-20th century warehouses after the Central Business District Historic District …
2745 Banks Street in Mid-City; a denied demolition home site owned by the local non-profit Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative

Advocacy

HDLC denies local housing nonprofit’s attempt to demolish historic house

On March 11, the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission denied an application to demolish an early-20th century single shotgun …
Preservation Action’s Advocacy Week 2026

Advocacy

Preservation Action’s Advocacy Week 2026

PRC Advocacy and Education Director MaryNell Nolan-Wheatley joined the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation on March 4 to meet with …
The Toledano home at 2233 Touro St. in the 7th Ward.

Preservation in Print

Within These Walls: Audrey Toledano Jourdain of 2233 Touro Street

A quarter of a century after Armistice Day, the Toledano home on Touro Street lacked the peace for which the …
The ceiling of Jesuit High School’s Chapel of the North American Martyrs now features a stretched canvas, where images of stars depict constellations as they might have appeared over New Orleans more than 2,000 years ago on the night of Jesus Christ’s resurrection. The Vatican Observatory assisted with the project.

Preservation in Print

A renovation written in the stars

For nearly 75 years, the Chapel of the North American Martyrs on Jesuit High School’s Mid-City campus has been a central focus …
Graffiti in the Touro Shakspeare

In The News

Renovation begins at historic Touro-Shakspeare Home  

The long-blighted Touro-Shakspeare Home in Algiers is one step closer to being reopened now that financing has closed for the project, clearing the way for construction to begin on 52 affordable apartments for seniors.  The $26 million redevelopment marks one …
Overgrown plants cover the exterior of 1208 Second Street, a building located in the Garden District

Advocacy

HDLC denies demolitions in Tremé and the Garden District

At the meeting on Feb. 4, the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission denied applications to raze two buildings, both …