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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 rusting tomb in Old Jackson Cemetery in West Feliciana Parish

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Louisiana Trust launches historic cemetery database

Who are your most distant ancestors? Are their graves marked? Are the burial places well maintained? Would it upset you …

Painting the Town- Book Cover

Preservation in Print

Focusing positive attention on New Orleans, locally and nationally

This month marks three exciting events at the Preservation Resource Center. The first is the debut of PRC’s new book, …

Exterior photo of the former People’s Drug Store building.

Preservation in Print

Economic development in rural Louisiana: Louisiana Main Street’s Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program

Over the last four years, Louisiana Main Street’s Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program (HRSP) has supported 19 building rehabilitation projects in …

Black and White photo of Kate Victory comforting a young boy.

Preservation in Print

The only woman police officer in 1949 New Orleans: The legacy of Kate Victory

Kate Victory had always been fascinated by her husband’s work. His death inspired her to embark on her own foray into policing.

Black and white aerial portrait of old Treme in 1922

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An aerial portrait of old Tremé: 1922 photo shows railway station, Tremé Market and more

One day in 1922, a U.S. Army Air Service biplane based out of Montgomery, Ala., wafted through the midsummer skies …

Elizabeth Williams, a University of New Orleans research associate, digs at the St. Louis Cathedral

Preservation in Print

Archaeology under St. Louis Cathedral documents an unparalleled architectural history

The fieldwork part of archaeology is often what gets the most attention: the excitement that something buried for decades, centuries, …

Gayle Beson stands on the checkered floor in the St. Louis Cathedral

Preservation in Print

Gayle Benson leads campaign to restore St. Louis Cathedral

Long before she became one of the most recognizable women in Louisiana, Gayle Benson was a parishioner and reader at …

Archbishop Gregory Aymond in the processional after Mass at St. Louis Cathedral

Preservation in Print

Holly & Smith Architects to lead St. Louis Cathedral renovation

Approaching the restoration of a church with foundations dating back to the 18th century is a complex and daunting task, …

Exterior Front of St. Louis Cathedral against a blue sky

Preservation in Print

The history of St. Louis Cathedral: modern in its day, an icon today

St. Louis Cathedral’s contemporary design, with its mélange of Greek Revival, Gothic and Renaissance motifs, stunned New Orleans in 1849. …

Original design of twin theaters and lawn

Preservation in Print

Innovation in Theaters: the Tulane and Crescent

If ever there was a town made for theater, New Orleans fits the playbill. Its populace, historically and today, seems …

Leeds Building

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PRC’s top accomplishments of 2022

Dear PRC supporters and friends, Happy Holidays! I hope that 2022 was a year filled with good health and success …