In the News
Focus on Mid-City
- House thieves, on a grand scale (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- New hospital plans bring outcry because of space given to parking (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- New Technology Helps Save Charity Hospital (WGNO)
- LSU board approves hospital deal at odds with Tulane version (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- Point of View: Feeling Discarded (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- House passes bill to block hospital land acquisition (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- LSU president pushes plan of medical center (New Orleans Advocate)
- Jindal: LSU needs more detailed plan on hospital (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- Hospital land tied to 'financing plan' (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- City Planning Commission sets forum on new VA and LSU hospitals (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- Fireworks fly over future of LSU teacher hospital (WWLTV, New Orleans)
- Officials make pitch for new hospital in place of Charity (WWLTV, New Orleans) <
- Charity is More Than a Hospital: New Deal Era Idea and Art Deco Monument (New Orleans Tribune)
- James Gill: LSU hospital's prognosis gets worse (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- Gen. Russell Honore says Louisiana should drop appeal and pay for new hospital itself (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- 41 Groups Urge Jindal to Review Hospital Plans (Baton Rouge Advocate)
- Groups Want Hearings on Hospital, Study (Associated Press)
- Unhealthy Attitude Infects LSU (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- Fight Against Complex Continues: Group hopes to sell Jindal on alternative (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- Hospital at Risk (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- Legislators weigh price tag for hospital: Rival estimates for building new, using Charity shell compared (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
- Promised synergy lacking in plans: Hospital designers expect revisions (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
After Katrina
Below is a listing of recent news stories about New Orleans and other areas still impacted by the lingering effects of Hurricane Katrina.
New Orleans Seeks to Redefine Itself Through Architecture
05/27/09
Outlet: The New York Times - Student Journalism Institute
From May 26 - In 2008, the National Trust for Historic Preservation listed Charity Hospital and the neighboring Mid-City Historic District on its list of America's most endangered historic places. The building suffered flood damage during the hurrica...
Historic District in New Orleans Threatened
05/26/09
Outlet: Architectural Record
From May 24 - In 2008, the National Trust for Historic Preservation listed New Orleans Charity Hospital and the neighborhood surrounding it, the Mid-City Historic District, on its list of Americas most endangered historic places. Now, the Trust is ta...
Lawsuit Aims to Prevent Razing of New Orleans Historic District
05/21/09
Outlet: Architectural Record
In 2008, the National Trust for Historic Preservation listed New Orleans Charity Hospital and the neighborhood surrounding it, the Mid-City Historic District, on its list of Americas most endangered historic places. Now, the Trust is taking its prote...
At-Risk Architecture
05/15/09
Outlet: Washington Post - Online
The National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2009 List of 11 Endangered Sites
Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles
Miami Marine Stadium, Miami
Dorchester Academy, Midway, Ga.
Lanai City, Hawaii
Unity Temple, Oak Park, Ill.
Ames...
New hospital drawings fuel land dispute
05/11/09
Outlet: Times-Picayune
Walter Gallas, director of the New Orleans office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, said the current plans set up a "worst-case scenario" that the state completes initial construction but never expands and finds no other uses for the l...
Preservation Group Files Suit to Block New N.O. Hospitals
05/04/09
Outlet: Times-Picayune
From May 2 - The National Trust asserts that the agencies dismissed alternative sites, proposed inadequate measures to mitigate negative effects, and have given insufficient consideration to the existing Charity Hospital and VA buildings. The Nationa...
Preservationists Sue over New Orleans Hospital Plan
05/04/09
Outlet: The Advocate
From May 2 - A congressionally chartered preservationist organization filed suit Friday in Washington, D.C., accusing federal agencies of failing to consider the adverse effects of building a new LSU teaching hospital and a VA hospital in New Orleans...
Preservation Group Files Federal Lawsuit Over Hospital Plans
05/04/09
Outlet: WNOE-FM
From May 2 - The National Trust for Historic Preservation alleges the VA and FEMA violated national environmental policy by failing to analyze the impacts on historic properties in the area in Mid-City where the hospitals would be built. The organiza...
Preservationists Sue Over Hospital Plans
05/04/09
Outlet: Associated Press (AP)
The National Trust for Historic Preservation wants a federal judge keep the government from moving ahead with the plans until a more thorough review is done. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Federal Emergency Management Agency are named as...
Hospital Plan Process Criticized
04/30/09
Outlet: Times-Picayune
Representatives from the National Trust for Historic Preservation echoed previous criticisms that the designs show very little physical sharing between the state hospital called the LSU Academic Medical Complex and the proposed Veterans Affairs hosp...
Rust eating island history
04/29/09
Outlet: Galveston County Daily News, The
The National Trust for Historic Preservation said Tuesday that Galveston's cast iron architecture was in imminent danger of being lost and included the buildings on its 2009 list of most endangered places in the country.
Many of Galvestons histo...
Galvestonâs architecture endangered
04/28/09
Outlet: Houston Business Journal
Houston Business Journal
Rust corrodes the cast-iron columns of the W.L. Moody Building at 2202-2206 Strand.
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Galvestons cast-iron architecture has been placed on the 2009 list of Americas 11 Most Endangered Historic Places by th...
Galveston's cast-iron architecture put on endangered list
04/28/09
Outlet: Portfolio.com
Galvestons cast-iron architecture has been placed on the 2009 list of Americas 11 Most Endangered Historic Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The cast-iron architecture found in the late-19th-century Greek Revival and Italiana...
The Strand's Historic Buildings Get A Boost
04/28/09
Outlet: Houston Press
Photo courtesy Galveston Historical Foundation
The Strand, downtown Galveston's most historic district, is getting a little help today in its efforts to preserve itself.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named 'The Cast-Iron Arch...
Galvestonâs cast-iron architecture put on endangered list
04/27/09
Outlet: Houston Business Journal
The cast-iron architecture found in the late-19th-century Greek Revival and Italianate buildings in Galvestons 12-block Strand/Mechanic National Historic Landmark District, represents one of the largest collections of historic commercial buildings in...
Older Stories
- National Trust for Historic Preservation Presents Preservation Honor Award to Rebuilding Together New Orleans
October 15, 2009 - OP/ED: Halt demolitions till system is fixed
August 15, 2007 - OP/ED: The Difficult Recovery of New Orleans: An inspiring past
September 16, 2007 - OP/ED: Public housing can, should be rehabbed
March 10, 2008 - OP/ED: Sturdy old homes ideal for renewal
September 12, 2008 - OP/ED: Spare Historic Homes
July 3, 2008 - National Trust and Preservation Resource Center Mark Katrina Anniversary with Update: "One Year Later: Life in New Orleans' Historic Neighborhoods"
August 24, 2006 - National Trust Hails Federal Funds for Historic Homes on the Gulf Coast
June 9, 2006 - SPEECH: Louisiana Recovery and Rebuilding Conference
November 10, 2005 - The Connecticut Light and Power, Representative Bill Grant and Hurricane Katrina Affected Communities Honored for their Leadership by the National Trust
June 26, 2009 - Hurricane Katrina-Affected Communities and Main Street Responders Honored for their Leadership by the National Trust
June 6, 2006 - First Lady Laura Bush, Brian Williams, Donna Brazile, Ellis Marsalis, Among Others to Examine Big Easy's Cultural Rebirth
April 26, 2009 - Historic Preservation Wins Major Victory in Senate Today for Katrina Grants
April 4, 2006 - National Trust President Richard Moe Urges New Orleans Mayor to Reconsider Controversial Rebuilding Proposal Suspending Issuance of Building Permits
January 13, 2006 - The Aftermath of Hurricane Gustav
September 3, 2008 - Media Update on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Lawsuit Challenging Federal Sign-off for Demolition of Hundreds of Historic Homes in New Orleans for New Medical Centers
July 29, 2009 - Lawsuit By National Trust for Historic Preservation Claims VA & FEMA Failed To Follow Federal Environmental Requirements For New Orleans Hospitals
May 1, 2009 - 41 Organizations Call on Govenors and City Leaders for Open Process in Decision Making for Major Hospitals
March 25, 2009 - As legislature moves forward with planned hearings on Charity Hospital, state sends letters informing Mid-City residents of pending acquisition and demolition
January 8, 2009 - “Dickens on The Strand” Will Take Place December 6 & 7 in Galveston, Texas
November 26, 2008 - National Trust for Historic Preservation Urges Veterans Affairs to Reconsider Choice of Mid-City Site for New Hospital
November 25, 2008 - Times Picayune - September 2, 2008 President Richard Moe's letter to the editor
September 2, 2008 - A Statement from National Trust for Historic Preservation President, Richard Moe
September 3, 2008 - Nationally Recognized Architectural Firm Says Charity Hospital “Structurally Sound” and Ready for Transformation to State-of-the-Art Modern Medical Facility
August 22, 2008 - American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation Announce Historic New Orleans Sites Chosen to Receive Restoration Grants
May 13, 2008 - Bringing Back The Culture
August 27, 2006 - Will The Big Easy Blow It?
August 27, 2006 - Two Years After Katrina, New Orleans Seeks to Rebuild by Destroying Itself
August 31, 2007
