Louisiana
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.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
