At-Home in the Vieux Carre: 1041 Royal Street

1041 Royal Street   Join VCPORA for a peek inside this infamous home. You may know it from the Ghost Tours, but have you ever been inside or sat on the gallery with a cocktail? If not, this is your chance! Gaze at some artwork, peruse the library, and gander at the...

At Home in the Vieux Carre: 742 Barracks Street

Join VCPORA for an amazing night with At Home in the Vieux Carré, thanks to our host, Michael Skinner. Michael Skinner is a 4th generation New Orleanian who moved to the French Quarter in 1999. He always wanted to live in the French Quarter and looked at several homes...

At Home in the Vieux Carre: 829 Ursulines apt 7

This October 20th step into the world of Jennifer and Jeb Baynum, and take a tour of their hauntingly beautiful French Quarter residence. Jennifer and Jeb are transplants from the East Coast who moved down here after visiting and falling in love with the French...

At Home in the Vieux Carre: 906 Royal Street

At Home in the Vieux Carré!  Join us at the home of Scott Tilton and Rudy Bazenet on May 19, from 5:30 – 7:30. You might already know Scott & Rudy, founders of the Nous Foundation right here in the French Quarter. Their home, on the third...

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...

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...