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Mayor Mitch Landrieu Speaking on Historic Preservation at the PRC Annual Meeting
Posted by: | CommentsThe Preservation Resource Center held their 36th Annual Meeting at the Old Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. We were honored to include Mayor Mitch Landrieu as a speaker. This video features the highlights of his speech regarding historic preservation, including the new Mayor’s views on the Charity Hospital debate and whether the Expressway should be demolished.
PRC’s 36th Annual Meeting at Ursuline Convent / St. Mary’s Church
Posted by: | CommentsThanks to the Old Ursuline Convent/St. Mary’s Church for hosting our Annual Meeting. Thanks also to our distinguished speakers: Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Harry Shearer, and Diane Mack. View our photo album here.
Become a member of PRC today and join us for our 37th Annual Meeting in 2011!
November Festivals Happening on New Orleans Main Streets
Posted by: | CommentsYou’ve probably noticed the abundance of festivals around town this month: The Fringe Festival, the Broad Street Brewhaha, the Po-Boy Festival… November is a great month to be out and about in New Orleans. But did you also know that these festivals are part of the larger Louisiana Main Street Program?

New Orleans Main Street Districts. Broad Street, North Rampart Street, Oak Street, OC Haley Boulevard, St. Claude Avenue
The goal of the Louisiana Main Street program is to promote the cultural heritage of Louisiana, cultural tourism, and historic preservation of America’s historic main streets. Each November, designated Main Streets in Louisiana are required to participate in the Louisiana Main to Main initiative by hosting a festival that celebrates its unique heritage. These annual events are big boosts to individual Main Street communities because it promotes awareness of their efforts, stimulates the local economy, promotes local history, and brings residents together in order to create a sense of community pride.
There are a total of 35 designated Main Streets in Louisiana. New Orleans currently has 5 Main Street communities, and each of them have held festivals over the course of this month. Some of them have already happened, but you still have time to attend the Po-Boy Festival on Oak Street and the North RampART Festival on North Rampart Street. Go out and show your support for our local Main Streets!
Broad Street and the Broad Street Brewhaha
North Rampart Street and the North RampART Festival
Oak Street and the Po-Boy Fest
OC Haley Boulevard and the Make a Joyful Noise Gospel and Arts Festival
St. Claude Avenue and the Fringe Festival
To view some of the historic properties located on designated Main Street districts in New Orleans and pictures from a few of the festivals, please view our New Orleans Main Street Districts set on our Flickr site.

The Annual Po-Boy Festival on Oak Street
The Renaissance Awards & Heritage Club Luncheon
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2009
Heritage Club Luncheon Committee -
- Co-Chairs: Rhesa and Alden McDonald, Tommy Westervelt
- Herschel Abbott
Janie Blackmon/Naydja
Bynum
BizCapital/Charles Booker
Leslie and Dickie
Brennan
Brenda and Bob Brown
Bridget Carter/Ivy Carter
Bonnie
and Val Dansereau
Downtown Development District
Parke
Ellis/Robert LeBreton
Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
Dr. Susan and Arnie
Fielkow
Mary Fitzpatrick
John Georges
HCA/Tulane Medical
Center
Jones Walker
Shawn Kennedy and Hal Brown
L & R
Security Services
LaPorte Sehrt Romig Hand
Ted and Courtney Le
Clercq
Ray Manning
Ann Masson
Ron Mazier
Julie and John
McCollam
Douglas McCollam/
Virginia McCollam
Denise
McConduit
Stephen Murray, Jr.
Anne and Edmund Redd
Rhodes
Family of Businesses
Kathleen Robert
Dean Kenneth
Schwartz,
Tulane Architecture
Laura and Sonny Shields
Liz and
Poco Sloss
Holly and Geoff Snodgrass
Steeg Law Firm
Paul St.
Martin
Gail and Joe Williams
Sarah and George Young - As of print deadline September 15, 2009
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PRC and Josh Charles Partner on MySpace
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PRC is proud to announce that Impact, MySpace’s non-profit arm, has partnered with Josh Charles to get the word out about his new song “Healing Time.”
Josh wrote the song in heartfelt response to the post-Katrina devastation he found upon his return to New Orleans. All proceeds from song downloads are being generously donated to the Preservation Resource Center.
Josh was mentored by Dr. John and spent a lot of time in New Orleans, living and working in the city right up until Katrina. He feels that New Orleans is “one of the most important and influential places in my life as an artist.”
We would like to extend our thanks to both Josh Charles and MySpace for helping get the word out about New Orleans recovery.
To download “Healing Time” from Amazon. com click here.
To read more about Josh Charles, click here.
To visit the new PRC MySpace page, click here.
Welcome to the PRC’s new blog
Posted by: | CommentsWe’ll be fully up and running very soon, publishing information of interest to the community and keeping you up to date on what we’re working on.
Please take a moment to check into our other resources, like our Flickr and Facebook sites, or join up for our Yahoo mailgroup!















