Category: Advocacy

Advocacy

Hard Rock demolition threatens historic buildings along Canal Street

In yet another chapter in the ongoing saga of the Hard Rock Hotel collapse at Rampart and Canal streets in …

Preservation in Print

Returning vacant houses to occupancy is one solution to the affordable housing crisis

There may be one on your block: An empty house where the mail once piled up on the stoop. Now …

Advocacy

Loew’s Theater developer gets 75-foot height variance, but must protect interior theater

A dramatic 75-foot height variance was granted today to the owners of the Loew’s State Palace Theater by the New …

Advocacy

Pending demolition permits affect historic neighborhoods

This October, while many houses are festooned with cobwebs and skeletons, others have one foot in the grave. The City …

Advocacy

Short-term rental proposal threatens downtown neighborhoods

A last-minute amendment to proposed regulations on short-term rentals poses a threat to our historic downtown neighborhoods. The amendment is …

Advocacy

Historic shotgun house moved to St. Roch, to be renovated as affordable housing

On an unusually cool Wednesday afternoon in July, New Orleanians gathered beneath the shade trees on the neutral ground of …

Advocacy

Upcoming demolition requests in historic neighborhoods

This month, city agencies will consider complete demolition requests for the following buildings located in historic neighborhoods around New Orleans. …

Preservation in Print

Approved and proposed developments could radically alter New Orleans’ riverfront

This story appeared in the June issue of the PRC’s Preservation in Print magazine. Interested in getting more preservation stories like this delivered to your …

Advocacy

Advocacy update on State Historic Tax Credits and other important legislation

State Historic Tax Credits Update Thursday night, PRC members and friends toured two exciting preservation projects in Gretna, both of which were …

Advocacy

Take 3 minutes for $300 million in preservation

Greater New Orleans leads the nation in historic rehabilitation investment per capita. Why? Because we have bright people and beautiful …

Preservation in Print

Tracking demolitions in New Orleans by the numbers

This story appeared in the May issue of the PRC’s Preservation in Print magazine. Interested in getting more preservation stories like this delivered …

Advocacy

Act now to protect Louisiana’s historic places & create jobs!

The Louisiana Historic Tax Credit plays an important role in preserving culturally significant buildings in New Orleans and statewide. Our …