Category: Preservation in Print


Close-up view of New Orleans City Hall, featuring the building’s grid of blue-green windows and large red “CITY HALL” lettering above the entrance.

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 …

Photo of 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 on St. James Church on June 9.

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.

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 yellow and teal 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. …

Living room area in 5328 Bellaire Drive.

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 …

Colorful living room in 5570 Jacquelyn Court, offering a panoramic view of the rear garden through operational Arcadia doors

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 …