Mia Kaplan Studio

Our next 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚 is just a week away!

We'll explore historic tax credits, including the application process, what qualifies (& what doesn't), & how this financial incentive can work for your historic rehabilitation project.

𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚 is LTHP's quarterly virtual series exploring the people, places, & issues shaping historic preservation in Louisiana. Participation is free so make plans to come chat with us, ask questions, hear updates from the Trust, & help shape our next preservation conversation.

📆 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟵
⏰ 𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 (𝗖𝗦𝗧) 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺
🔗 https://lthp.org/event/preservation-live/

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Countdown to construction for this wonderful project for the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana. Loved working with this team and am looking forward to seeing shovels in the ground soon.

Coushatta Tribe Educational Building | Elton, LA

This project includes a new educational building for the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana. The building will house administrative offices, a tech lab, classrooms, a commercial kitchen, a break room, storage, and multipurpose rooms. An exterior talking circle area will be located adjacent to and east of the building.

Design Architect: Full Circle Indigenous Planning + Design

Architect of Record: Nelson Worldwide

Local Architect: Mia Kaplan Studio (MKS)

Landscape Architect: Dana Brown & Associates

MEPF Engineering: Windward

Structural Engineer: Marais Consultants

Civil Engineer: Qk4, Inc

Food Service: Maynan Consulting, LLC

(Rendering by Full Circle IP+D)

Our nomination of West End Lake Shore Park in New Orleans was completed earlier this year and was submitted, but did not make it to the state review committee. The nomination wasn’t tabled because the site is ineligible, but because there was concern from public officials about how being listed on the national register might limit planned developments in the area. This is an important conversation for a number of reasons. But what stays with me is a core belief that preservation should not stop progress, but facilitate a more respectful and sustainable way to move forward. I hope to see the Darlington Prismatic Fountain, built in 1915, pictured here, restored to the marvel it once was.

Read more about the West End Lakeshore Park nomination here: https://miakaplan.com/ #/west-end-lake-shore-park-national-register-nomination/

Image credit: The Historic New Orleans Collection.

It’s been just over a week since we said goodbye to Rosita. I was looking at some old drawings and found her in there. Rest in peace Rosie, aka Beef, Baby Fox, Hamburgler, Chispa, Shanini, and Pitter Patter.

So proud of my husband, Cedric for being nominated by the James Beard Foundation for an award in Narrative Photography. Those who know Cedric know of his humble nature, sense of humor, tremendous talent, love of food, and unshakable passion for photojournalism. When he gets recognized, it means so much for both of us because I see the work he puts in on every assignment. We’ve been together through the vicissitudes of our creative practices for eighteen years. Please join me in congratulating him. We love you so much, Cedric! Well-deserved. Congratulations as well to his co-nominee Alex Lau, and the other photographers nominated. ❤️