2019 Most Endangered Places Announced
Baton Rouge, LA – Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation (LTHP) announced its annual list of Louisiana’s Most Endangered Places List for 2019. Since 1999, the Louisiana Trust has highlighted endangered historic sites and advocated for their preservation and protection. Listing these resources acknowledges their importance to Louisiana’s history and culture and draws attention to the forces affecting these and similar historic sites statewide. The list […]
2019 Preservation Awards
Crowley Opera House Center of Tourism Draw
Link to article in The Acadiana Advocate
2018 Preservation Awards
Ascension Parish – Two Cemeteries for Enslaved People Discovered – To be Protected
Link to article on The Advocate
Shreveport – Grant to Benefit Louisiana’s MEP Site
Link to article on WGNO
Port Allen – LA Trust Provides Options to Save D’Agostino Building
Link to article on The Advocate
Call for Nominations: LA’s Most Endangered Places
We want to hear from you! Do you know of a historic place that’s threatened with demolition of alteration? Let us know about it. Nominations will be reviewed by LTHP’s board and announced in Spring 2018.
Spring Ramble – Keachi and DeSoto Parish
Join us DeSoto Parish on Saturday, March 3rd for our Spring 2018 Ramble. We’ll explore one of the state’s best collections of Greek Revival architecture. Keachi was settled in the 1840s and 1850s by families from South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, who brought an appreciation for refined style to the Louisiana frontier. Your registration includes […]
39th Annual Louisiana Preservation Conference
Enjoy some Cajun hospitality in May, at the 39th Annual Louisiana Preservation Conference in Thibodaux. Registration and schedule coming soon. Wednesday, May 16 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Tours of Bayou Lafourche, Downtown Thibodaux and the Architecture of Henry Howard; Traditional Trades Demonstrations and Talks; Historic Tax Credit Workshop 5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Patron’s […]