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2023 Annual Meeting and Harnett T. Kane Award
Harnett T. Kane AwardJenny DyerJune 19, 2023annual meeting, harnett t kane award
NOMINATION DEADLINE EXTENDED - New Orleans Nine Most Endangered 2023
AdvocacyJenny DyerJune 19, 2023New Orleans Nine
Sign Landmarks’ Petition to the City Council: Protect the French Quarter—by May 25
Sign Landmarks’ Petition to the City Council: Protect the French Quarter—by May 25
AdvocacyJenny DyerMay 20, 2023
Louisiana Landmarks grants 2022–2023 Awards in Architectural Excellence—on Wed., May 24, 5:30 p.m., at the Marigny Opera House.
Louisiana Landmarks grants 2022–2023 Awards in Architectural Excellence—on Wed., May 24, 5:30 p.m., at the Marigny Opera House.
Awards for Excellence, EventsJenny DyerApril 20, 2023
How will City Councilmembers vote on STRs on March 23? Please submit a public comment by 8 a.m. on March 23.
How will City Councilmembers vote on STRs on March 23? Please submit a public comment by 8 a.m. on March 23.
Short Term Rentals, AdvocacyJenny DyerMarch 21, 2023
Nomination deadline is now EXTENDED for the 2023 Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation. Apply by Wed., March 22.
Nomination deadline is now EXTENDED for the 2023 Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation. Apply by Wed., March 22.
Advocacy, Awards for ExcellenceJenny DyerMarch 20, 2023
Update on STRs—please send a comment to the City Council subcommittee by 8 a.m. on March 14.
Update on STRs—please send a comment to the City Council subcommittee by 8 a.m. on March 14.
Jenny DyerMarch 13, 2023
Join us for a very special Vino on the Bayou—Thursday, March 30, 5:30–7:30 p.m., at Pitot House.
Join us for a very special Vino on the Bayou—Thursday, March 30, 5:30–7:30 p.m., at Pitot House.
EventsJenny DyerMarch 13, 2023
The General Laundry Building, a New Orleans monument to the Art Deco style, receives HDLC landmark designation.
The General Laundry Building, a New Orleans monument to the Art Deco style, receives HDLC landmark designation.
AdvocacyJenny DyerMarch 7, 2023
Nominations are now open for the 2023 Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation. Apply by March 22. (UPDATED)
Nominations are now open for the 2023 Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation. Apply by March 22. (UPDATED)
Advocacy, Awards for ExcellenceJenny DyerFebruary 27, 2023
City Council votes on Short-Term Rental limits on March 23. Please submit a comment.
City Council votes on Short-Term Rental limits on March 23. Please submit a comment.
Advocacy, Short Term RentalsJanet BakerFebruary 22, 2023
The Pitot House museum is closed on Ash Wednesday. We’re open again for tours on Thurs.–Fri., Feb. 23–24.
The Pitot House museum is closed on Ash Wednesday. We’re open again for tours on Thurs.–Fri., Feb. 23–24.
Janet BakerFebruary 19, 2023
HDLC nomination of the Plaza Tower—a 2022 NO9 selection—denied by City Council on Apr. 6, 2023
HDLC nomination of the Plaza Tower—a 2022 NO9 selection—denied by City Council on Apr. 6, 2023

Listed on La. Landmarks’ NO9 for 2022, the Plaza Tower is up for landmarks nomination on April 5 at the CBD HDLC.

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Advocacy, New Orleans NineJanet BakerFebruary 13, 2023
Please help to restrict Short-Term Rentals! City Council vote expected by March 31.
Please help to restrict Short-Term Rentals! City Council vote expected by March 31.
Jenny DyerJanuary 15, 2023
State fire marshal warns doubles-to-dorms owners about safety violations, NOLA.com reports
Jenny DyerOctober 25, 2022
Nobody knows as much about New Orleans’ street tiles as this guy. And he’s worried.
Jenny DyerSeptember 16, 2022
Louisiana Landmarks Society releases Nine Most Endangered Sites list
Louisiana Landmarks Society releases Nine Most Endangered Sites list

On this list, you will find the Creole Center Hall Cottage in the St. Roch neighborhood, as well as what the group calls iconic New Orleans details, like ceramic tile street markers and the Sewerage and Water Board’s water meter covers.

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Jenny DyerSeptember 8, 2022
These treasured New Orleans area sites might disappear. Landmarks Society raises alarm.
These treasured New Orleans area sites might disappear. Landmarks Society raises alarm.
Jenny DyerAugust 30, 2022
Tulane University signs lease for Charity Hospital building, will redevelop into 'mixed-use complex'
Tulane University signs lease for Charity Hospital building, will redevelop into 'mixed-use complex'
Jenny DyerNovember 30, 2021
Endangered places: As the Buddy Bolden house continues to deteriorate, PJ Morton ‘has a plan for it’
Endangered places: As the Buddy Bolden house continues to deteriorate, PJ Morton ‘has a plan for it’

Graffiti is scrawled across the side of the Central City shotgun that was once the home of jazz legend Buddy Bolden, and siding that received a fresh coat of paint a few years ago has begun falling off. In front of the house at 2309-11 First Street, near Simon Bolivar Avenue, trash has been piling up around the abandoned remains of past roadwork.

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Jenny DyerNovember 23, 2021
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