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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

Category: Advocacy

A scene of a yellow and teal New Orleans balcony and streetlight.

Preservation in Print

Proposed historic preservation legislation could bring opportunities — or woes

While the nation watches the tumult in Washington and on the stock exchanges, historic preservationists are also wondering what the …
Exterior photo of a home at 700 Webster St.

In The News

HDLC denies demolition of 700 Webster St. in Uptown Historic District

On June 4, the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission unanimously denied an application to demolish the house at 700 …
Exterior rendering of Magnolia Mansion accessory event space

Advocacy

HDLC updates: Magnolia Mansion project, key demolition decisions and more

On May 7, the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission discussed the construction of a new one-story accessory event space …
Exterior photo of the neglected, yet salvageable single-family residence at 7519 Hampson St.

Advocacy

Advocacy Alert: Another attempt to demolish 7519 Hampson St. with an appeal to Cm. Giarrusso

For the third time, a homeowner in the Carrollton Historic District is trying to demolish the 1894 residence at 7519 …
Exterior photo of 7519 Hampson St.

Advocacy

HDLC denies demolition of 1894 house at 7519 Hampson Street

The New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission unanimously denied an application to demolish the 1894 residence at 7519 Hampson Street. …
Exterior photo of the First African Baptist Church

Advocacy

PRC Intern Documents Significant Central City Church

The First African Baptist Church at 2216 Third St. in Central City has a significant and storied past, serving as …
Before and after photo of a renovated home

Advocacy

Blight reduction should not result in unnecessary demolitions

No one wants to live next door to a blighted building. And no one wants to see a home fall …
Proposed rendering of the classic upscale hotel development for Elysian Fields

Advocacy

City Planning Recommends Denial of Out of Scale Development Proposed for Elysian Fields

On Dec. 10, the New Orleans City Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend denial of the conditional use and size …
Proposed 3D rendering of the classic upscale hotel development for Elysian Fields

Advocacy

Out of Scale Development Proposed for Elysian Fields

The PRC is concerned about a proposed 7-story hotel planned for the Faubourg Marigny – a project that wants to …
Black and white, old exterior photo of the Sophie Gumbel Training School.

Advocacy

Sophie Gumbel School and a Garden District home recommended for the National Register of Historic Places

On Nov. 21, Louisiana’s National Register Review Committee recommended that two Orleans Parish properties, the Sophie Gumbel School at 1771 …
Exterior photo of 1016 N. Roman St.

Advocacy

HDLC unanimously denies 4 demolition requests in Treme, Mid-City and Algiers Point

The Historic District Landmarks Commission has unanimously denied four applications from the New Orleans Code Enforcement Department to demolish buildings …

Advocacy

Historic preservation under threat: Louisiana historic tax credit crucial to state economic development

Gov. Jeff Landry’s plan to weaken or eliminate the Louisiana state historic rehabilitation tax credit program would deal a blow …