Preservation in Print
Editor’s note: The following is an edited excerpt from Richard Campanella’s latest book, “Crossroads, Cutoffs, and Confluences: Origins of Louisiana …
Preservation in Print
While the nation watches the tumult in Washington and on the stock exchanges, historic preservationists are also wondering what the …
Preservation in Print
On the morning of Sept. 11, 1871, the sexton of Greenwood Cemetery entered the cemetery to find an unusual gathering. …
Preservation in Print
It was one of those “Oh, what the hell?” decisions. It took the vision of a soothsayer and either the …
Preservation in Print
Dana Mckee and Tom Stoner were not looking for a new home. Until last spring they were settled on Park …
Preservation in Print
When T. Sellers Meric died in 2023 at age 95, his large, extended family was uncertain what would become of …
Preservation in Print
Look closely at New Orleans cemeteries, and you will find love, beauty, and a lot of dead people organized by …
Preservation in Print
Lindsey and Joel Snodgrass struck the gold most renovators of historic properties fantasize about. When they showed up to tour …
Preservation in Print
In 1994, Bobby and Kristin Gisleson Palmer, natives of Uptown New Orleans and young newlyweds of limited means, were drawn …
Preservation in Print
Enthusiastic world travelers Garrick and Darcie Braai have collections of artwork and mementos from their travels with their young sons …
Preservation in Print
In making a burned-out husk of a former corner store her place of business — and later, her private home …
Preservation in Print
Like many New Orleanians who grew up on the Eastbank, Lauren Goldstein did not consider crossing the river. Eventually, finances …