At Home in the Vieux Carré: April 21, 2023
At Home in the Vieux Carré: Friday, April 21 Friday, April 21, 2023 931 Royal Street 5:30 – 7:00 pm Join us on Friday, April 21, for a double feature, thanks to a generous sponsorship from wealth management company, Creative Planning. Condo owners Stephanie and...At Home in the Vieux Carré: March 31, 2023
Please join us this Friday, March 31st from 5:30pm to 7pm, to kick off the 2023 Season of At Home in the Vieux Carré! We’ll bask in the springtime gardens at 1218 Burgundy, the home of Jon Kemp & John Reed. Built circa 1810, this charming home is one of the...5 Necessary Revisions to the CPC Staff Report
A list of recommendations VCPORA identified with Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative, along with various neighborhood and housing advocacy organizations
VCPORA Comments to City Planning Staff
To: New Orleans City Planning Commission 1300 Perdido St #7 New Orleans, LA 70112 (via email) Friday, January 13, 2023 Dear City Planning Commissioners and staff, Let me begin by commiserating with you over having to do this for a third time. We acknowledge...Now is the Time to Write CPC and City Council!
What we want: Reasonable restrictions that will protect all New Orleans neighborhoods. It is imperative that you let our City officials know your concerns NOW! The City Planning Commission and City Council are already hearing from hundreds of pro-STR advocates. Make sure your voice is heard too.
Short Term Rentals – CPC Virtual Public Input Meeting
We need more neighborhood bans in areas most impacted by over tourism, like the Marigny, Tremé, and Bywater. Every neighborhood deserves protections for their housing stock, for their community, and for their quality of life.
Happy New Year! Here We Go Again…
Here we go again…
To guide the City Planning Department in their review of the regulations, the City Council issued a motion for them to look at a range of ways to protect neighborhoods from investor expansion of STRs, including additional/new prohibitions, capping measures, platform accountability and data collection, and updates to the fee and fine structures.
At Home in the Vieux Carré: December 9, 2022
The At Home in the Vieux Carré happy hour series continues with a Holiday celebration, including drinks and delights at the home of James Hislop at 600 Ursulines Avenue, Friday, December 9, 2022, from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Our At Home in the Vieux Carré series is a great...What is happening to Madame John’s Legacy?
You have likely noticed the ongoing work at 632 Dumaine Street, the structure known as Madame John’s Legacy. Built in 1788, just after the major fire of that year, it remains one of the best, if only, surviving examples of French Colonial architecture built during...At Home in the Vieux Carré: October 28, 2022
The At Home in the Vieux Carré happy hour series continues with drinks and delights at the home of Claus Sadlier at 933 Burgundy Street on Friday, October 28, 2022, from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Our At Home in the Vieux Carré series is a great way to meet your neighbors and...Advocacy Update: E-Scooter Ordinance
In 2018, the City adopted a policy prohibiting the roll-out of an app-based, e-scooter program. These are the ones that you can walk up to, scan a code on your phone for immediate payment, then ride from there. As the e-scooter craze was taking over the nation, City...