Category: Advocacy

Preservation in Print

City Council committee hears from frustrated residents, businesses about city permitting

Members of the New Orleans City Council Community Development Committee heard an earful on Monday about the challenges of doing …

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Make your voice heard on city permit enforcement

Council to examine permitting citywide on June 26 The Community Development Committee of the New Orleans City Council is considering …

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State Historic Tax Credit legislation passes, extending a powerful tool for economic development

The Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans applauds the passage of HB 483, which extends and expands Louisiana’s Commercial Rehabilitation …

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Oretha Castle Haley building named city landmark

The New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission has officially designated 1421 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. as a local landmark. Constructed …

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Video: Town Hall Meeting to Save the French Quarter’s Protections

Early in May of 2023, New Orleans City Council member Freddie King proposed an ordinance that would “prohibit the prosecution …

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New Orleans council member engages with constituents at PRC Town Hall Meeting, delays controversial VCC enforcement ordinance

“I don’t want to gut the VCC’s enforcement. I want to give them more tools,” said New Orleans District C …

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Protect the Historic Integrity of the French Quarter

The smell hits you blocks away from Bourbon Street’s famous bars. Open drug use, crime, graffiti and trash are pervasive …

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Urgent call to action: protect the French Quarter from proposed ordinance

The New Orleans French Quarter is a national treasure. Please help save the enforcement that protects this historic landmark neighborhood. …

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HDLC endorses new National Register listings, denies house elevations in Parkview

At its May 3 meeting, the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission gave its blessing to placing Lincoln Beach and …

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Call to action: Help save the State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit

In the past 20 years, Louisiana’s State Historic Tax Credit program has been a huge economic engine, helping to rehabilitate …

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Holy Aid and Comfort Church in New Orleans named to national 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list

The 143-year-old home of Holy Aid and Comfort Spiritual Church of Eternal Life, formerly known as Perseverance Benevolent and Mutual …

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City Council approves demolition of Mercy Hall and renovation of mid-century building at Loyola campus Uptown

Changes are coming to Loyola University uptown. On March 23, the New Orleans City Council signed off on the demolition …