With provision for artist studios and gallery space, Launch Pad’s vision is closer to the original ArtWorks concept.
Category: Land Use
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BioDistrict won’t finance new home for Civil Court, a win for Landrieu administration
Landrieu wants the court to move into the former hospital, as co-tenants with City Hall.
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Culinary school among options for ArtWorks building, but will the price pay the debts?
The building has been appraised for $4.5 million, but local and state governments have loaned the project more than $9 million.
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Crackdown on Quarter T-shirt shops yields some compliance, some delays
Inspectors looked at 53 sites, found 17 not in line with city ordinance.
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Audio: New Orleans residents offer ideas for Charity Hospital building
Responses include a mall, something other than condos and, not surprisingly, a medical facility.
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Financial separation of New Orleans’ civil, criminal courts must end
It’s time to deal with financing of the courts while city leaders discuss Charity Hospital and a new courthouse.
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Garbage in, garbage out: ‘Grand vision’ for French Market junks tradition
Does a cleaned-up French Market affirm or betray its storied past?
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Talk of reusing Charity Hospital building is familiar to preservationists
Study showed the building could’ve been rehabbed for a modern hospital for less than it cost to build the new one.
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New Orleans looks to auction off 2,100 city-owned properties
The city could bring in $10 million by selling them.
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Landrieu asks state for $100 million to put City Hall, civil courts at Charity
Civil judges would rather build at Duncan Plaza. If that doesn’t work, they’re seeking another site downtown.