STRC Forum – September 20, 2018

As the City Planning Commission and City Council contemplate major changes to the existing regulations, the Short-Term Rental Committee is hosting a citywide public forum to discuss the impacts that the industry has had on neighborhoods, housing, and communities.

Hospitality and Entertainment Taxing Zone – the Latest

Last night, over 100 concerned citizens attended a meeting hosted by VCPORA, French Quarter Citizens, and Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association to learn more about the proposed Hospitality and Entertainment Taxing Zone legislation.  What we heard loud and...

Why 1031 Canal Matters

Dear Neighbors and friends,  A lot has been written about 1031 Canal Street, at the corner with North Rampart.  VCPORA would like to share with you why this issue should be of interest to all of us who love New Orleans. Isn’t redevelopment of that...

FQ Height Limit Threatened AGAIN

Applicants are proposing that they be allowed to build 213 foot-tall tower at Canal and Rampart – when the height limit is 70 feet! Developers are asking to be allowed to tear down the old Woolworth’s building at the corner of Rampart and Canal, and in its...

The Curious Case of 806 Conti

Published on: Nov 9, 2010 @ 13:52 Pretty much anyone who’s lived anywhere in New Orleans knows that the problems we face are not due to a lack of good laws, but a lack of enforcement of those laws.  Nowhere is this more concentrated than here in the French Quarter. ...

VCPORA and FQC Joint Letter Regarding Covenants

Recently, covenants or good neighbor agreements have been proposed to address or mitigate concerns or potential impacts associated with specific projects. Specifically, the applicants for 528 Bienville have been directed to enter into “covenant” against...

Six Strategies for Winning at City Hall!

  Former VCPORA President Nathan Chapman led the organization for over 5 years, during which time we prevailed in nearly all of our efforts, and secured a veto to prevent the undoing of the de facto hotel moratorium in the French Quarter –   the first land...