Category: In The News


The Carver Theatre in Treme.

Advocacy

Historic Carver Theatre in Treme goes up for auction

The Carver Theatre in Treme and 15 adjacent properties will be available for auction starting July 17. Bidding closes July …

An out-of-scale home is seen in a part of the 7th Ward.

Advocacy

Residents propose new historic district to stop demolitions and out-of-scale developments in a corner of the 7th Ward 

The Vieux Carre, Marigny, Treme and Bywater are categorized in New Orleans’ Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance as the city’s historic core …

A scene of a 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 …

New Orleans Fair Grounds gate

In The News

City and state lawmakers enact new protections for the Fair Grounds amid concerns about its future

Unease about the future of the Fair Grounds Race Course has led city and state lawmakers to enact new protections …

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.

In The News

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.

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 …

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.

In The News

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 …

In The News

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 …