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    City of New Orleans

    City of New Orleans
    One New Orleans Community Recovery & Resources
    Neighborhood One
    City Council
    Councilmember James Carter
    Mayor Ray Nagin

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    Arts

    Recycle For The Arts
    Part of the Green Project, a non-profit dedicated to supporting the arts by facilitating the dontaion of recycled materials for art creation and promoting the benefits and importance of recycling and reuse.

    New Orleans Center For Creative Arts (NOCCA)
    Is a world-class pre-professional arts training center which provides intensive instruction in dance, media arts, music, theatre arts, visual arts, and creative writing, to students from public, private, and parochial schools across Louisiana. NOCCA showcases their student's work and hosts professional shows throughout the year.

    Marigny/Bywater Open Studio Artists
    A group of artists who open their creative spaces to the public 3-4 times per year.

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    Schools

    NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS (NOCCA)
    Contact Brian Hammell 940-2854 or 800-201-4836

    Frederick Douglas High School
    contact Principal Allen Woods 259-3737 or email alhad7@hotmail.com

    Drew Elementary School
    contract Principal Ponchitta Bondojia 655-5989 or email pbondojia at hotmail.com

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    Community

    Go Green NOLA
    is a guide for the New Orleans community on how to build and live in a green and sustainable way.

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    Architecture/Renovation/Preservation

    Historic District Landmarks Commission
    The HDLC is the City's regulatory agency for local historic districts outside of the Vieux Carré. Rules which affect the external property of any building in the Marigny are available from this agency. Permits can be applied for in person, and violations can be reported to them directly.

    Preservation Resource Center
    The PRC website maintains a very inclusive lists for links relevant to the historic home owner. They promote preservation of New Orleans' architecture and neighborhoods and host homebuyer training classes.

    Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation
    Each state has a historic preservation office which is responsible for nominating buildings, sites, districts, etc. to the National Register of Historic Places. In Louisiana this office is administered by the Division of Historic Preservation, which is part of the Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

    The National Park Service Link to the Past
    Absolutely every resource for working on and learning about historic homes.

    The New Orleans Notarial Archives (NONA)
    NONA holds nearly every property transaction that has occurred since the founding of the city.

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    History

    New Orleans Public Library
    The New Orleans Public Library web site has many links to historic research resources.

    Louisiana State Museum
    Repository of many historical archives for the state of Louisiana.

    The Historic New Orleans Collection
    Learn about current exhibitions, public programs, publications, the HNOC's collection of historic buildings, research collections, guided tours and the gift shop.

    Tulane University Amistad Reseach Center
    A manuscripts library for the study of ethnic history and culture and race relations in the United States.

    Tulane University Special Collections website
    Howard-Tilton Memorial Library's Special Collections Division, including University Archives, Jazz Archives, Rare Books, Louisiana Collection, Architectural Archives, and Manuscripts Department.

    Greater New Orleans Community Data Center
    Provides statistics based on year 2000 U.S. Census Bureau data.


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