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Category: Advocacy

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 …
Proposal of hotel design for former Dixie Metal Works Warehouse District Site

Advocacy

Hotel design proposed for former Dixie Metal Works Warehouse District site

Preliminary designs for a 30,000-square-foot townhouse-style hotel have been proposed for the vacant lot that formerly contained the Dixie Machine …
MaryNell Nolan-Wheatley photographed with the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation and congressional staff

Advocacy

PRC advocates on Capitol Hill for federal preservation funding and policies

On March 6, PRC Public Policy Research Director and Advocacy Coordinator MaryNell Nolan-Wheatley joined the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation …

Advocacy

HDLC staff proposes new solar panel guidelines

A proposed rules update would allow the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission’s staff to approve more applications for solar …
New Orleans city line

Advocacy

Judge upholds rules for short-term rentals

Last week, U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle ruled almost entirely in favor of the City of New Orleans, allowing stricter …
Exterior of St. Joseph Free Baptist Church at 1523 Touro St.

Advocacy

HDLC meeting updates: solar panels, landmark nominations and other preservation efforts

Representatives from the solar power industry recently met with the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission (HDLC) staff to discuss …
Interior of the reconstruction progress at the historic Holy Aid and Comfort Spiritual Church of Eternal Life (formerly known as the Perseverance Benevolent Society Hall) in the 7th Ward

Preservation in Print

Work underway at Armstrong Park, 7th Ward historic renovation projects

The Preservation Resource Center is continuing efforts to reconstruct historic Holy Aid and Comfort Spiritual Church of Eternal Life (formerly …

Advocacy

Council to vote on Tchoupitoulas demolitions

New Orleans City Council member Joe Giarrusso will move to allow the demolition of three, two-family houses on Tchoupitoulas Street, …
Front exterior of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church

News (other)

Preserving Black Churches Grants will help fund repairs to two historic congregations in New Orleans 

Two historic congregations in New Orleans will receive Preserving Black Churches grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African …
Exterior of the renovation of Madame John’s Legacy, the state museum and National Historic Landmark at 632 Dumaine St.

Advocacy

State addresses VCC’s concerns about Madame John’s Legacy repairs

There is reason to be optimistic about the future of Madame John’s Legacy, the state museum and National Historic Landmark, …

Advocacy

Tchoupitoulas Street demolitions deferred 

photo by Dee Allen The proposed demolitions of three, two-family houses on Tchoupitoulas Street have been deferred to the New …