Louisiana
Even The Dead Need To Be Preserved
Volunteers work to save above ground cemeteries in New Orleans.
E-Government: The Next Big Thing In Tech
Federal government contracting is "the last frontier in the technology sector," and New Orleans may finally emerge as a technology center.
Aggressive Growth Management For New Orleans Suburb
How does St. Tammany radically redefine the way growth occurs to save the parish from its own success?
Recommendations For Land Use Decision Making
Report identifies systemic weaknesses in land use decision making and offers a series of recommendations.
A Revolution In The French Quarter
Critics say that recent efforts to clean up New Orlean's French Quarter threaten to turn it into a Disneyfied caricature.
Could Cattails Impact The Presidency?
Farm runoff into the Everglades has fostered the growth non-native cattails, which destroy native wildlife.
Convention Center Expansion Raises Issues About Takings
Owners of property in New Orleans expropriated by the state for the expansion of a convention center may sue for compensation.
Audit Slams Housing Agency
A state agency that rehabilitates homes for the rural poor has mismanaged the program, Louisiana's legislative auditor said in a new report.
River Ranch: A Real New Urbanist Community
Many "New Urbanist" communities are little more than marketing. River Ranch, outside of Baton Rouge is the real thing -- and a huge commercial success.
Taking It Easy In The Big Easy
Perhaps because New Orleans doesn't have an affluent tenant base, the housing market has been remarkable stable.
New Orleans Historic Neighborhood Opposes Wal-Mart Plan
Wal-Mart's plan to build a megastore in a historic neighborhood is facing opposition from historic preservationists.
Balancing Conservation And Commerce
In Cypress Island Preserve, Louisiana, birds and oil wells are neighbors.
APA Conference: The Latest News From N'awlins
PLANetizen is pleased to provide the latest news live from the conference hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.
APA Conference: Live From N'awlins
One of PLANetizen's intrepid editors is live in New Orleans covering the American Planning Association's national planning conference, March 10-14.
Spill Floods River with Oil
The largest U.S. tanker spill in a decade involving half a million gallons of crude caused a shutdown of Mississippi ship traffic and set off a large cleanup effort to protect the environment.
New Urbanism In Baton Rouge
Public/private initiatives are integrating new urbanist principles into Baton Rouge’s city center.
Is New Orleans Sinking?
Scientists say the Big Easy is sinking and could be underwater in 50 years.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Caltrans
Smith Gee Studio
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
