Notes from New Orleans

Notes from New Orleans: Response to Louisiana Government’s Position on Charity Hospital
In the continuing discussion about the future of Charity Hospital, the firm of RMJM Hillier responded last week to a letter released on October 24 by Angele Davis, Commissioner of Administration for Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. In this Ms. Davis attempts to refute the RMJM Hillier feasibility study commissioned by the Foundation for Historical [...]

Notes from New Orleans: Victory for Citizen-Driven City Planning
Along with all the other exciting developments on election day, came the news from the New Orleans electorate that a majority of them want a master plan with the force of law, tied to the comprehensive zoning ordinance, and offering a legislated citizen participation component. All of this locked in through the passage of an [...]

Help Save New Orleans’ Charity Hospital and the Adjacent Mid-City Historic Neighborhood
Back in May, we listed Charity Hospital and its adjacent Mid-City neighborhood to our annual list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Places. The threat is has become even more imminent, and we we need your help. Voice your concerns now to change a potentially disastrous course — one that would leave this major New Orleans [...]

Notes from New Orleans: Vote on Charter Offers “Revolutionary” Changes
Along with the history-making national presidential ballot before us on November 4, here in New Orleans citizens have the opportunity to vote on an amendment to the City Charter which could alter the character of city planning and land-use in a revolutionary way. The voters in New Orleans are being asked whether they want their [...]

Two Trust Bloggers Treat Themselves to a Day Trip to Bartlesville
The National Preservation Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has concluded, though staff members from around the National Trust for Historic Preservation are still sending in field reports. Today, Barbara Campagna, Graham Gund Architect of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, shares the story of her roadtrip with a colleague and fellow blogger, Walter Gallas, [...]