MaryNell Nolan-Wheatley


Advocacy

Should preservation requirements be fast-tracked for housing, climate change and other issues?

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has released a proposal to simplify and fast-track historic preservation requirements for federal projects …

Exterior back photo of the Buddy Bolden House

Advocacy

Repairs made at historic Buddy Bolden House

The historic Buddy Bolden house at 2309 First St. appears watertight after years of neglect. Windows and doors are secured …

Exterior of 135-141 Chartres St., the former site of the Up Stairs Lounge

Advocacy

Site of Up Stairs Lounge fire designated a local landmark

At the July 10 Central Business District Historic District Landmarks Commission meeting, the commission unanimously voted to designate the former …

Exterior of a home included in the Healthy Homes Rental Registry

Advocacy

City of New Orleans launches phase 2 of Healthy Homes Rental Registry

The second phase of the City of New Orleans’ Healthy Homes Rental Registry Program, for owners of rental properties with …

Front door of former Our Lady of Lourdes elementary school building

Advocacy

HDLC Denies Demolition of former Our Lady of Lourdes elementary school

At the Historic District Landmarks Commission meeting on June 5, the application to demolish the former Our Lady of Lourdes …

Exterior of 1820 Milan St.

Advocacy

Walker Percy’s former home to be studied for local landmark status, plus other HDLC updates

At the meeting on May 1, the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission (HDLC) voted unanimously to study the former …

Proposal for Warehouse District Hotel

Advocacy

New designs presented for proposed Warehouse District hotel

The Central Business District Historic District Landmarks Commission approved conceptual designs for the 30,000-square-foot hotel proposed for the vacant lot …

Advocacy

Controversial bill threatens short-term rental regulations in New Orleans

House Bill 591, one of the two problematic bills introduced to the Louisiana Legislature by State Rep. Rodney Lyons (District …

Interior of St.Alphonsus Church

Advocacy

St. Alphonsus nominated for landmark status

St. Alphonsus Church has moved one step closer to being designated a local landmark. On April 3, the New Orleans …

Advocacy

Advocacy Update: HB 625 and HB 591

District 87 State Rep. Rodney Lyons has introduced two problematic and overreaching bills to the Louisiana Legislature that would seriously …

Exterior of the former St. Claude General Hospital at 3419 St. Claude Ave

Advocacy

St. Claude General Hospital building moves one step closer to National Register listing

St. Claude General Hospital in Orleans Parish has been recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, after …

A solar rooftop system on a house

Preservation in Print

New guidelines for solar panels in historic districts

Even though the Historic District Landmarks Commission approved 97 percent of its 2023 applications for solar panels on buildings in …