Historic Preservation in New Orleans, LA (2026)
1 verified historic preservation rules for New Orleans, Louisiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Historic-Cultural Monuments
New Orleans lets the city council remove monuments, statues or plaques from public property after a nuisance-finding hearing, not by staff decision alone. The council must solicit input from the city planning commission, the historic district landmarks commission and the Vieux Carré Commission before voting to declare a monument a nuisance and order it down.
New Orleans Monument Removal Ordinance
Significant RestrictionsNew Orleans Code of Ordinances § 146-611(b)
The council may, by ordinance, cause the removal of the monument, statue, or other thing located outdoors on city property covered by the provisions of this section upon a finding that the thing constitutes a nuisance in that: (1) The thing honors, praises, or fosters ideologies which are in conflict with the requirements of equal protection for citizens ... (2) Has been or may become the site ...