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Protect the Historic Integrity of the French Quarter

The smell hits you blocks away from Bourbon Street’s famous bars. Open drug use, crime, graffiti and trash are pervasive …

Advocacy

Urgent call to action: protect the French Quarter from proposed ordinance

The New Orleans French Quarter is a national treasure. Please help save the enforcement that protects this historic landmark neighborhood. …

Advocacy

HDLC endorses new National Register listings, denies house elevations in Parkview

At its May 3 meeting, the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission gave its blessing to placing Lincoln Beach and …

Advocacy

Call to action: Help save the State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit

In the past 20 years, Louisiana’s State Historic Tax Credit program has been a huge economic engine, helping to rehabilitate …

Advocacy

Holy Aid and Comfort Church in New Orleans named to national 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list

The 143-year-old home of Holy Aid and Comfort Spiritual Church of Eternal Life, formerly known as Perseverance Benevolent and Mutual …

Preservation in Print

The Villa Era: tracing New Orleans’ history of of sub-rural and suburban retreats

Header image: The Luling Mansion, built in 1866 off Esplanade Avenue, was at the time located in the urban fringe. …

Preservation in Print

Ask the expert: how to insulate a historic New Orleans house

Ask the Expert In this Preservation in Print feature, we invite readers to send us your home-repair questions, and we’ll …

Preservation in Print

Transcending the tangible: St. John the Baptist Parish Cultural Districts

This story appeared in the April/May issue of PRC’s Preservation in Print magazine. Interested in getting more preservation stories like this delivered …

Preservation in Print

Gallier Hall celebrates 170th anniversary

This story appeared in the April/May issue of PRC’s Preservation in Print magazine. Interested in getting more preservation stories like this delivered …

Preservation in Print

The Life and Legacy of Gustave Roman: From Slavery to Service in the Spanish American War

This story appeared in the April/May issue of PRC’s Preservation in Print magazine. Interested in getting more preservation stories like this delivered …

Preservation in Print

I’m a Preservationist: Ashley Rogers

This story appeared in the April/May issue of PRC’s Preservation in Print magazine. Interested in getting more preservation stories like this delivered …

Preservation in Print

Pitot House to open for tours during PRC’s Spring Home Tour

Visit eight examples of New Orleans’ vernacular architecture at PRC’s Spring Home Tour presented by Entablature Design + Build and …