Preservation in Print
Award Winning Preservation Projects
The 2018 Louisiana Landmarks Society Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation honors 22 exceptional projects in New Orleans.
‘Fourteenth-Century Gothic’ on St. Charles Avenue
James Freret’s Soaring, Short-Lived Old Masonic Temple
Jefferson Parish Rejects Short-Term Rentals in Neighborhoods
Jefferson Parish adopted an ordinance in
Free Women of Color in the Development of Faubourg Marigny
Free women of color played an important role in creating the built environment of New Orleans.
A Lifeline for Those Who Put Their Lives on the Line
PRC’s Rebuilding Together New Orleans provides critical home repairs for four veterans’ families in need with the help of the Home Depot Foundation.
Echo’s Pizza Opens in Historic Mid-City Corner Store
Mid-City’s newest neighborhood hotspot has opened in a rehabilitated historic corner store.
Editor’s Spotlight: Bryan Block
Celebrating his second anniversary as head of the Vieux Carré Commission – the city agency that protects New Orleans’ crown jewel – Bryan Block has worked to expand the VCC’s outreach and ensure that the city’s oldest neighborhood shines for the city’s tricentennial.
The Rise & Fall of the New Orleans Cistern
Dating back to the birth of the city, cisterns could be found in all neighborhoods of the city.