Category: In The News


Barbara Lacen-Keller

In The News

City Council votes to name new Central City park for Barbara Lacen-Keller

A vacant city-owned lot in Central City will become a new park named for a beloved community activist who worked …

Danielle Del Sol

Press Releases

PRC Executive Director Danielle Del Sol announces departure

Danielle Del Sol, who has led the Preservation Resource Center for the last seven years and compiled an impressive record of …

The former Oleander Hotel on Grand Isle. Photo: Google Maps

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The Oleander Hotel on Grand Isle is one step closer to being listed in the National Register of Historic Places 

A long-vacant hotel on Grand Isle is one step closer to being listed in the National Register of Historic Places …

The Historic District Landmarks Commission has denied a request to demolish this home at 700 Webster St.

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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 …

The New Orleans Public Library’s Children’s Resource Center closed for renovations in May. It is expected to reopen in summer 2026 as a center for early literacy.

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Historic New Orleans Public Library branch closes for renovations

A historic New Orleans Public Library branch in Uptown has closed for major renovations that will allow it to reopen …

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PRC helps secure $100,000 grant to rebuild historic Holy Aid and Comfort Church

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

Barbara Lacen-Keller

In The News

In Memoriam: Barbara Lacen-Keller

The PRC is heartbroken by the passing of our board member Barbara Lacen-Keller, who died Jan. 16 from cancer. At …

In The News

PRC mourns passionate preservationist John Geiser III

The people who battled for St Charles Avenue 50 years ago didn’t know they would win. One of them was …

Preservation in Print

Preservation in Print nominated for 5 Excellence in Journalism awards by Press Club of New Orleans

Above photo: Preservation in Print brought home two first place awards in 2019 for the Press Club of New Orleans’ …

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After Hurricane Katrina, the Preservation Resource Center helped restore hundreds of lives and homes devastated by the storm

Hurricane Katrina roared ashore in Louisiana on Monday, Aug. 29, 2005. By 4:30 a.m., water was coursing into the Lower …

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PRC responds to city order to demolish historic buildings adjacent to Hard Rock Hotel site

New Orleans Fire Department Superintendent Tim McConnell has issued an order to demolish 1022 Iberville St. and 1027, 1025 and …

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Take your next Zoom meeting in a (virtual) historic New Orleans landmark

Tired of taking Zoom meetings at your kitchen counter? The Preservation Resource Center has just the thing to jazz up …