New Orleans and CBD HDLC

09/08/2026

HDLC Principal Architectural Historian Yvette Jett will be holding office hours at the PRC on September 11th from 2-4. THe HDLC also provides office hours every day, Monday- Friday from 9am to 4pm on the 7th floor of City Hall or you can call us at 504-658-7040. We are here to help.

09/03/2026

New Orleans HDLC celebrates its 50th Anniversary!

The New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission (NOHDLC), St. Charles Avenue Historic District and the Lower Garden District were created along with the passage of Ordinance #5992 M.C.S. in the summer of 1976.

To mark this milestone, the New Orleans Public Library City Archives & Special Collections takes a look at the history of the HDLC, its formation, growth, and work protecting New Orleans’ architectural history via their collection of HDLC archival material.
https://nolacityarchives.org/2026/08/21/the-historic-district-landmarks-commission/ .tab=0
Please join us for an Open House to celebrate 50 years of protecting New Orleans architectural history on September 18, 2026.

Special thanks to Brittanny Silva and Christina Bryant of the New Orleans Public Library for their assistance with this project.

08/24/2026

August 27, 2026 - Navigating the HDLC. Getting building permits is complicated. HDLC is here to help.

The Preservation Resource Center partners with the Historic District Landmarks Commission to offer this free course designed to help property …

08/18/2026

https://prcno.org/st-alphonsus-church-designated-a-local-landmark/

07/07/2026

The next Central Business District HDLC Commission meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 8th, 2026, beginning at 10:00 AM in the City Council Chamber, 1300 Perdido Street.

‼️ NOTE: The New Orleans HDLC Commission meeting has been cancelled due to lack of quorum.

📁 You can find the agenda and meeting materials at the HDLC homepage via the link on our bio.

06/15/2026

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE 📣

The New Orleans District ARC meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 12:30 PM in the Homeland Security Conference Room, 8th Floor, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street.

🚨Please note that the Central Business District (CBD) ARC meeting scheduled for June 16, 2026, has been canceled.

Meeting agendas and supporting materials can be found on the HDLC homepage via the link in our bio.

06/09/2026

The HDLC EXPRESSLANE numbers are in for May 2026! Of 124 applications received, 92% qualified for ExpressLane service, and 89% of those applications were reviewed and approved the same day! These results demonstrate that most HDLC approvals can be fast, simple, and efficient for qualifying projects.

05/29/2026

The next New Orleans HDLC Commission meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026, beginning at 1:00 PM in the City Council Chamber, 1300 Perdido Street.

🚨 NOTE: The Central Business District HDLC meeting previously scheduled for June 3rd, 2026, has been cancelled.

📁 You can find the agenda and meeting materials at the HDLC homepage via the link in our bio.

05/15/2026

📣The next HDLC ARC meetings will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in the Homeland Security Conference Room, 8th Floor, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, New Orleans.

The Central Business District meeting will begin at 10:00 AM. The New Orleans meeting will follow at 12:30 PM.

You can find the agenda and meeting materials at the HDLC homepage via the link in our bio.

05/15/2026

From the archives… 📁 Poland Avenue in 1998