Louisiana
By Nick Sommer
“MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Mayor Friday Ellis and the City of Monroe are looking to purchase the former Coca-Cola Bottling and Distribution building and Ouachita Candy Company building on Walnut Street in hopes of revitalizing downtown Monroe.”
Read MoreBy R. Stephanie Bruno
“Maybe it’s the use of Galvalume corrugated metal as sheathing on the front, back and sides of the Annunciation Street house or the application of Azek nondegradable decking material in a panel on the facade. Or maybe it is the fact that there are just two windows on the front of it. But when the dowdiest house on the block morphed into a striking contemporary version of its former self, neighbors took notice.”
Read More“Gallier Hall, the Pontchartrain Hotel, the Sophie B. Wright Middle & High School, the Ace Hotel and the Broad Theater are among 18 winners of the Louisiana Landmarks Society's Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation.”
By Susan Langenhennig
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