Category: Preservation in Print


New Orleans City Hall

Advocacy

Where Candidates for Mayor and City Council Stand on Historic Preservation, Blight Reduction and More 

By Danny Monteverde and MaryNell Nolan-Wheatley Voters will head to the polls Saturday, Oct. 11, to elect a new mayor …

Sally Asher

Preservation in Print

I’m a Preservationist: Sally Asher

You have made a name for yourself as an author and historian who focuses on unique aspects of New Orleans. …

Preservation in Print

It was 20 years ago that Hurricane Katrina changed New Orleans forever. The PRC wasted no time responding to the storm.

It wasn’t a question of if the Preservation Resource Center would respond after Hurricane Katrina. It was how soon. The …

Crews install a new pinnacle June 9. The previous one was damaged during Hurricane Katina in 2005. Photo by Michelle Shoriak

Preservation in Print

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, a landmark is restored

It was a moment two decades in the making.   A crane slowly lifted a new pinnacle — a type of …

In The News

What homeowners & preservationists need to know as fortified roofs gain ground in Louisiana

More and more, you may be hearing about fortified roofs as the homeowners’ insurance crisis persists. That’s not a coincidence.  …

Union Terrace as it appeared in the late 1860s, adjacent to Christ Episcopal Church. Image courtesy of the Louisiana State Museum.

Preservation in Print

Union Terrace: Adaptive Reuse on 19th-Century Canal Street

Canal Street was a latecomer to the urban geography of New Orleans. Laid out in 1810 within the commons separating …

An artist's rendering of the Louisiana Superdome

Preservation in Print

The Superdome is half-a-century old

The oldest of three boys, Frank Dixon calls the Superdome his third brother given how important it was to his …

A map of the Thibodaux-Raceland-Houma region

Preservation in Print

On the Origins of Louisiana Cities, Towns, and Villages

Editor’s note: The following is an edited excerpt from Richard Campanella’s latest book, “Crossroads, Cutoffs, and Confluences: Origins of Louisiana …

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 …

Greenwood Cemetery seen at dusk

Preservation in Print

Greenwood Cemetery: Monuments to History 

On the morning of Sept. 11, 1871, the sexton of Greenwood Cemetery entered the cemetery to find an unusual gathering. …

5328 Bellaire Drive. The home of Home of Marty Brantley & Michael Hollis to be featured on 2025 MidMod Home Tour.

Preservation in Print

Home of Marty Brantley & Michael Hollis featured on PRC’s 2025 MidMod Home Tour

It was one of those “Oh, what the hell?” decisions. It took the vision of a soothsayer and either the …

5570 Jacquelyn Court The home of Home of Dana McKee & Tom Stoner to be featured on the 2025 MidMod Home Tour.

Preservation in Print

Home of Dana McKee & Tom Stoner featured on PRC’s 2025 MidMod Home Tour

Dana Mckee and Tom Stoner were not looking for a new home. Until last spring they were settled on Park …