Fall 2015 News Letter, Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation

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Sept 21, 2015 Albrizio
Capitol Park
Museum
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 3 - 6, 2015 PAST/FORWARD National Trust Annual Conference
Washington D.C.
May 11, 2016 LTHP Soiree in Covington
May 12, 2016 LA Annual Preservation Conference
Southern Hotel
Covington, LA
LA Trust Fall Ramble / Shreveport to be announced...
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Letter from the President
Michael Echols
President
Officers:
Michael Echols
President • Monroe, LA
Dan Seymour, PhD
Vice President • Natchitoches, LA
Richard Gibbs
Secretary • New Roads, LA
David Broussard
Treasurer • Baton Rouge, LA
Board Members:
Sonya LaComb-Boudreaux • Lafayette, LAx
W. Lane Callaway • Shreveport, LAy
Delbert W. Chumley • Shreveport, LAy
Charlotte Lowry Collins • Slidell, LA
John Denison • Monroe, LA
Paricia Duncan • Baton Rouge, LA
Darryl Gissel • Baton Rouge, LA
Kristine Hebert • Plaquemine, LA
Gary Joiner, PhD • Shreveport, LA
Gregory Jones • Pineville, LA
Sand Marmillion • Vacherie, LA
Donna Richard • Lake Charles, LA
Melanie Ricketts • Hammond, LA
Matt Young • Lake Charles, LAg
Staff
Sherry McInnis
Ex-Officio Officers:
Phil Boggan
Assistant Secretary
DCRT, Office of Culture Development
Nicole Hobson Morris
Executive Director
Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation
DCRT Office of Cultural Development
Ray W. Scriber
Director, Louisiana Main Street
Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation
DCRT Office of Cultural Development
James Logan
National Trust Advisor
Jean Sayres
National Trust Advisor
Winnie Byrd
Advisor Emeritus
Sue Turner
Advisor Emeritus
Board of Directors
Dear Friend of Preservation,
We appreciate your continued support of our ongoing efforts throughout the state. This year
the preservation community joined forces to educate our state leaders about the economic
benefits of historic preservation. Our organization along with state-wide partners was able to
ensure that the restoration tax credit for commercial structures was left in place for a number of
years.
The LTHP is coming off a very successful event in Lake Charles of the LA Annual Preservation
Conference with credit and appreciation to the Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society for
their generous sponsorship. There are numerous individuals and groups that pulled this great
meeting together, but I would be remiss if I didn’t specifically note the efforts for the Garden
Soiree hosted by Donna and Rick Richard as well as their efforts to make this entire conference
a massive success with Donna as chairwoman. Without faithful, dedicated, and visionary
volunteers like Donna and Rick, the LTHP would not be able to do the work it does across our
state. Thank you, Lake Charles for all that you are doing in preservation.
Following up on the success in Lake Charles, there are big plans for 2016 with our next Annual
Conference that will be held on May 12, 2016 in downtown Covington at the Southern Hotel.
This beautiful boutique hotel and event center was recognized at the conference as a Success
Story being restored by Lisa Condrey Ward and has received glowing reviews for hospitality
and place.
There will be a few other events for keeping an eye out in the fall starting with our Fall Ramble
in Shreveport slated for Sunday, November 1. Invites will go out in September and we hope
you will be able to attend.
On the political front, be sure to discuss with the candidates who are running for state-wide
election their position on historic preservation. Having partners who see preservation as a
great tool for community development is a must. On the political note we want to congratulate
our colleague at the LA Division of Historic Preservation, Phil Boggan, for his appointment by
Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne to Assistant Secretary, Office of Cultural Development.
We appreciate and need your support of LTHP. Feel free to join, donate, or find more
information by logging on to our web site www.lthp.org.
My best,
Michael Echols,
President, LTHP
My best,
h l E h l

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2015 Louisiana Culture Awardsdd
The Office of Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne and the Office of Cultural Development, in partnership with the Louisiana
States Art Council, Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation, Louisiana Archaeological Survey and Antiquities
Commission, Louisiana Folk Life Commission, Council for the Development of French in Louisiana and Capitol Park
Museum co-sponsored the LA Culture Connection on April 14-15, 2015.
Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne (left) presenting his special
award Passion for Culture to Michael Echols of Monroe.
Lt. Governor Dardenne presents his special Lifetime Achievement
in Historic Preservation Award to Winnie Byrd of Baton Rouge.
2015 Preservationist of the Year Gary Moore of DeQuincy
(rt.) receiving his award from Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne
(left) along side Michael Echols, LTHP President; and Nicole
H-Morris, ED; LA Division of Historic Preservation.
Bogalusa Main Street received the Main Street Award which
was accepted by Main Street Manager, Robin Day (rt.) and
Representative Harold Ritchie (left) of Bogalusa, Lt. Governor
Dardenne,(center),MichaelEchols(rt.),NicoleH-Morris,andRay
Scriber(rt.)MainStreetDirector;LADivisionofHistoricPreservation.
ThePreservationEducationAwardpresentedtoMagnoliaMound
PlantationisacceptedbyMaryKatherineMerchant,(left)Volunteer
Coordinator,andPatriciaMcCarthy,(rt.)EducationCoordinatorbyLt.
Gov.Dardenne(rt.)alongsideMichaelEchols,andNicoleH-Morris.
Lisa Condrey of Covington receiving the Preservation Heritage
Award for Southern Hotel in Covington from Lt. Governor
Dardenne (left) along side Michael Echols, LTHP President; and
Nicole H-Morris, ED: LA Div. of Historic Preservation.
Michael Echols and Winnie Byrd Receive Special Awards
from Lt. Governor at Culture Connection
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in the Upland South region that is now largely forgotten.
Everyone is invited to attend this celebration at Talbert-
Pierson Cemetery, meet the individuals being honored
and discover this unique bit of Upland South burial
culture. The Cemetery is located one mile past 498
Talbert Cemetery Road, at the Pine Grove United
Methodist Church. For more information, please contact
the Vernon Parish Tourism Commission at 337-238-
0783, ext. 103, or email to vernontourism@bellsouth.net.
Louisiana Property Makes National Trust
“Most Endangered Historic Places” List
Listed as endangered in 2015, the Carrollton Courthouse
in New Orleans is under threat of demolition.
The Carrollton Courthouse served as the seat of
government for Jefferson Parish until the City of
Carrollton was annexed by New Orleans in 1874. It
is one of the most important public buildings from
Carrollton’s days as an independent city and is one of the
city’s most significant landmarks in New Orleans located
outside of the French Quarter.
In the early 1950s, the community and the nonprofit
group Louisiana Landmarks Society staved off a
demolition threat that led to the courthouse’s rebirth as
a school. From 1957 to 2013, it housed a series of public
schools, including Benjamin Franklin High School, the
first New Orleans public high school to integrate in 1963.
Now, this stately Greek Revival building, designed by
one of New Orleans’ most noteworthy architects, Henry
Howard, is threatened with an uncertain future as the
Orleans Parish School Board prepares to sell it with no
preservation safeguards in place.
Join the National Trust and Louisiana Landmarks
Society in speaking up for the Carrollton Courthouse’s
priceless heritage. Sign our petition! More information
on ways to take action can be found at www.
saveCarrolltonCourthouse.com.
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NEWS BRIEFS
Carrollton Courthouse

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NEWS BRIEFS
Lt. Gov. Dardenne Appoints New Culture Chief
Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne has announced Phil Boggan
as the head of the Office of Cultural Development.
Boggan previously served as deputy assistant secretary
of OCD under his predecessor, Pam Breaux, who left to
become the CEO of the National Assembly of State Arts
Agencies.
“Phil Boggan has served the Office of Cultural
Development ably as its deputy chief for a number of
years, and I have full confidence that the office will
continue to thrive under his leadership,” Lt. Governor
Dardenne said.
Boggan has been with the Department of Culture,
Recreation and Tourism since 2002. In that time he
has served as deputy assistant secretary of the Office of
Cultural Development, head of the Division of Historic
Preservation and director of the Louisiana Main Street
program. Boggan holds a master’s degree in preservation
studies from Tulane University.
The Office of Cultural Development comprises the
Division of the Arts, Division of Historic Preservation,
Division of Archaeology and Council for the
Development of French in Louisiana. For the latest
information, follow the Louisiana Office of Cultural
Development on Facebook.
Talbert-Pierson Cemetery Morning Reception
The Vernon Parish Tourism Commission will be hosting
a morning reception at the Talbert-Pierson Cemetery on
Saturday, October 3rd at 10:00 o’clock in the morning.
This reception will recognize Mr. Joe Dionne, Mrs.
Martha Palmer, and Mr. Bobby Bordelon of Lamar Salter
Technical Institute for their recent restoration efforts at
the Talbert-Pierson Cemetery, as well as the Pine Grove
United Methodist Church, for being such good stewards
of the property. The tourism commission will be
presenting each with a plaque.
The Talbert-Pierson Cemetery was listed on the National
Register of Historic Places on May 9,. 2003. It is the site
of 13 rare wooden grave houses, examples of a tradition
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Phil Boggan
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2015 LA Annual Preservation Conference
The 36th LA Annual Preservation Conference was held on May 13-14, 2015 in Lake Charles and hosted by the Louisiana
Trust for Historic Preservation, the LA State Division of Preservation and the Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society. This
most successful conference was chaired by Donna Richard, LTHP Board Member and held at the historical Calcasieu Marine
National Bank. The conference keynote speaker was Mary Anthony, Executive Director, 1772 Foundation. The 2014 Most
Endangered and Success Stories were presented at the luncheon at the historical Charleston Hotel by Michael Echols, LTHP
President, and was prepared by Lane Callaway, Most Endangered Chairman.
KeynoteSpeakerMaryAnthony,1772Foundation,ED,openstheconferencein
thegrandbankinghalloftheCMNBwithwallsofvariegatedzenithermblocks
ofcoralpink,buff,andgrey,whichfeaturesfourchandeliers,14sconcesand22
colossalorderCorinthianpillarsthathighlightaneagleoneachelevation.The
elaboratecofferedceilingisenrichedwithvarioussortsofboldmoldings.
LongtermpreservationistsandfriendsCarol
LaytonParsons,MonroeandSueTurner,Baton
Rouge reunite.
MattYoung,BoardandConferenceCommittee
Member,LakeCharles, attendingtheMost
EndangeredandSuccessStoriesPresentationat
theluncheonattheCharlestonHotel
Board Member Patricia Duncan,
Baton Rouge; and National Trust
Adviser, Jean Sayres, Shreveport
visiting at the conference
luncheon at the historical
Charleston Hotel.
(left to right)Lake Charles
preservationists Lori Manovich,
Donna Richard, 2015 Annual
Conference Chairman with Rick
Richard, and Diane McCarthy
catching up .
(left to right) John Denison, Board
Member, Monroe,Winnie Byrd LTHP
Adviser Emeritis, Baton Rouge, and
formerboardmemberA.C.Bourdier,
Lake Charles join in the fun aboard
the Lady on the Lake.
Mary Cleland Owen, David and
Cammie Norwood, Eleanor and
Glenn Thomas, St. Francisville;
are enjoying the conference
home tour in the Lake Charles
historical district .
The Historic Calcasieu Marine National Bank was built in 1928 and
is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is a one of a
group of buildings in Lake Charles designed by the noted New Orleans
architectural firm of Favrot and Livadais.
Lake Charles Hosts

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2014 Most Endangered Properties
Each year from 1999 through 2014, the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation has solicited nominations for a Most
Endangered listing with Preservation Success Stories beginning in 2011. For 1999 through 2014, there have been 115 historic
properties listed as Most Endangered throughout Louisiana including a few historic properties that have been repeating
multiple years. For 2011 through 2014, there have been 67 historic properties listed as Preservation Success Stories. Properties
overtime have included buildings, bridges, sites (like cemeteries), street scrapes, and even historic districts. Beginning 2013,
Louisiana Trust began to capture the use of federal and Louisiana historic tax credits used for preservation projects. In
2013 only three projects nominated for Preservation Success Stories reflect use of these tax credits. For the 2014 nomination
cycle, 11 of the 17 nominations – or 65 percent – used tax credits. Beginning in 2011-2012, Louisiana Trust expanded the
solicitation for nominations from the Louisiana Trust’s board and the general public to include nominations from community
and parish elected appointed officials; Main Street Directors, historic property owners, architects, developers, and historic
preservation organization throughout Louisiana.
by W. Lane Callaway
City Name Year NRHP Nominator
Caddo Parish
Shreveport Ogilvie Grocery ca1890 No Lane Callaway
Shreveport Arlington Hotel 1914 No Lane Callaway
Shreveport B’Nai Zion Temple 1914 Yes Lane Callaway
Shreveport Hamilton Terrace School 1925 No Lane Callaway
Iberville Parish
Plaquemine Plaquemine Locks 1909 No Joyce Hebert
Rapides Parish
Alexandria Rosalie Sugar Mill 1850 Yes Sarah N. Mason
Pineville Huey P. Long Hospital Administrative Annex 1965 No Paul Smith
St Landry Parish
Opelousas Southern Club 1949 No Jennifer Guidry
Lafayette Parish
Lafayette Merchant Grocer 1892 No* Sonya LaComb
*National Register Eligibility
Questionnaire submitted
Orleans Parish
New Orleans Roundtree House 1869 No Ivan Mandich
Ouachita Parish
Monroe E.A. Conway Hospital 1941 No Michael Echols
Tangipahoa Parish
Hammond Randal House 1896 No "Hammond Historic District"
Hammond Wascom House 1897 No
Vernon Parish
Leesville Grant Homestead ca1890 No Kayla Wells
Most Endangered Properties
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The St. James Historical Society with assistance from St. James Parish has successfully moved two buildings
from their location on the River Road to their new home at the St. James Welcome Center on Airline Highway.
The old pharmacy required the removal of
part of the roof in order clear overhead wires.
When the new piers were completed, the rafters were
rebuilt and a new corrugated roof was added.
Once the pharmacy is weather-proofed, work can
begin on the interior.
A new foundation was laid to provide a stable
base and the house was cribbed while new piers
were constructed.
The Paulina Post office was also relocated and it too,
had a new foundation and piers.
Update: St. James Historical Society
There is still a great deal of work to be done on the interiors of the buildings and the collection will need to
be edited and reinstalled. The St. James Society will need to secure additional funding to move forward with
these next phases. St. James Society President, Joe Samrow, is hopeful that the relocation of the buildings will
stimulate donations.

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240th Year Commemoration 1775-2015
William Bartram Trail Dedication
Baton Rouge - On September 8-13, 2015 the Friends of LSU Hilltop Arboretum with the Bartram Trail Conference will commemorate the
240th anniversary of naturalist William Bartram’s visit to Louisiana with the dedication of five historical markers and a re-dedication of one
originally placed in 1976. The culmination of this community-wide event will be a lecture by British author Andrea Wulf on her award-winning
book “Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature and the Shaping of the American Nation” on Sunday, September 13,
2015 at 5:30 p.m. at the EBRP Main Library on Goodwood Blvd. “Founding Gardeners” was on the New York Times Best Seller List and praised as
‘illuminating and engrossing.’
LSU Hilltop Arboretum spearheaded the event in cooperation with the Bartram Trail Conference. Hilltop Director Peggy Coates, Michele Deshotels,
Pam Sulzer, and Southern Garden History Society board member Randy Harelson comprise the committee. Event partners include the EBRP
Public Library, Burden Horticulture Society, Beauregard Town Civic Association, Downtown Development District, Louisiana Trust for Historic
Preservation, Foundation for Historical Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Historical Society, Zachary Historical Archives, Plains Presbyterian Church and St.
Francis Chapel.
Dedication Events - William Bartram was America’s first native-born naturalist artist and the first author in the modern genre of writers who
portrayed nature through personal experience and scientific observation. Each marker includes a quote from Bartram’s book “Travels” that describes
the natural, eighteenth century environment he found in Louisiana (See Marker Quotes). Dedication ceremonies will be unique to each site and held
in the sequence in which Bartram traveled through the Greater Baton Rouge Area.
Louisiana’s William Bartram Trail • 240th Year Commemoration 1775-2015
Schedule of Events (for more information go to website: www.lsu.edu/hilltop)
Louisiana’s William Bartram Trail is a project led by the Friends of LSU Hilltop Arboretum, www.lsu.edu/hilltop
in cooperation with the Bartram Trail Conference in Georgia, bartramtrailconference.wildapricot.org.gg
Pointe Coupee Bartram Trail Marker Dedication
St.FrancisChapel,10364PointeCoupeeRoad,NewRoads
5 pm Tour St. Francis Chapel
5:30 pm Dedication
6pm Saturday Vigil Mass at St. Francis Chapel circa 1890 (first
church dedicated 1738)
Saturday September 12
Opening Event
Old Governor’s Mansion,
502 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge
6:30 (6 pm Refreshments)
Thursday September 3
Burden Bartram Trail Marker Dedication
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens,
4560 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge
5:30pm Dedication
Wednesday September 9
Hilltop Bartram Trail Marker Dedication
HilltopArboretum, Beverly Brown CoatesAuditorium,
11855 Highland Road, Baton Rouge
5:30 pm Dedication
Tuesday September 8
Hilltop Bartram Trail Marker Dedication
EastBatonRougeParishLibrary,MainLibrary,7711GoodwoodBoulevard,BatonRouge
3:30pmDedication
4-5pm Reception and Book Signing, Photographic Society Exhibition, Lagniappe Dulcimer Society
5pm “The Founding Gardeners”, authorAndrea Wulf speaks on the importance of William
Bartram and his father John and the founding of theAmerican republic
Sunday September 13
Hilltop Bartram Trail Marker Dedication
1-2pm Open House at the Zachary Archives in Old Town Hall, 4410 Florida Street, and the nearby Depot circa 1890,
1-5pm Visit the Buhler-Plains Cemetery, established 1826, site of the first Plains Presbyterian Church, located on LA964
near the corner of LA64.
1-5pm Tour Annison Plantation circa 1813 with period music, 21475 Old Scenic Highway (LA964)
4-5:30 pm Visit the Heritage Room at Plains Presbyterian Church, 22929 Old Scenic Highway (LA 964),
5:30 Dedication of the Plains Bartram Trail Marker at Plains Presbyterian Church with historian Betty Tucker
Friday September 11
Downtown Bartram Trail Marker Dedication
South Boulevard Trailhead, near the junction of
the Riverfront Promenade and the Levee Bike
Path. Parking available nearby under the I-10
Mississippi River Bridge
5:30 pm Dedication
Thursday September 10
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Success Stories
City Name Year Repurposed "Tax Credits" NRHP Nominator
Caddo Parish
Shreveport Hose Tower 1922 Kallenberg Artistry Residency o Yes, 1991 Pam Atchitson
Shreveport News Agency 1914 Commercial offices Yes No Lane Callaway
Shreveport 107 Spring St. 1951 Graphic artist, commercial
printing
No No Lane Callaway
East Baton Rouge Parish
Baton Rouge Craftsman style 1918 639 Lakeland Drive /Spanish
Town
Yes No Ramsey Green
Baton Rouge Craftsman Style 1922 643 Lakeland Drive/Spanish
Town
Yes No Ramsey Green
Livingston Parish
Springfield Carter House 1817 Event Center No No Vickie Robinson
Albany Hungarian Village
School
1906 Hungarian Settlement
Museum
Yes Yes, 2001 Alex and Royanna Kropog
Orleans Parish
New Orleans Polymnia-Baronne 1926 Tulane U. School of
Architecture
Yes No Deborah McClain
New Orleans PolyBar Project (both) 1924 Ashe' Cultural Center " es No Deborah McClain
New Orleans Dryades Market 1912 SoFAB Yes No Elizabeth Williams
New Orleans McDonogh 16 1909 Residential apartments es No Joseph Stebbins II
Myrtle Banks Myrtle Banks School 1910 Food market/ office space es No Jonathan Leit
Ouachita Parish
Monroe Sears Building 1920 Office building,Affinity Corp.
Annex
Yes No Michael Echols
St. John the Baptist Parish
Wallace Whitney Plantation Circa
1790
Whitney Plantation Slavery
Museum
No Yes, 1992 Sand Marmillion
St. Tammany Parish
Slidell Baker Saloon Building 1911 Artist co-op; marketplace No Dawn Sharpe-Brackett
Slidell Notting Hill 1892 Law office ... No Laura Mauffray Borchert
West Feliciana Parish
Weyanoke "Planter's Church ”
(St. Mary's Episcopal
Church)
1857 Event center No Yes, 1980 Winnie Byrd
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Garden Soiree Celebrated at the home of Preservationists
Rick and Chair, Donna Richard hosted the LA Trust Garden Soiree at their lovely home on May 14 honoring Lake
Charles Preservation Champions Willie Mount, Mavis Raggio, Matilda Stream, Ada Vincent and Ann Rosteet
Hurley (posthumously).
Rick and Donna Richard
T d h l l h h k
Michael Echols, LATrust President, congratulates the honored
and highly esteemed Preservation Champions (lt.-rt.)Willie
Mount, Matilda Stream and Mavis Raggio for their dedication,
long term service and achievement in the field of preservation.
BillShearman,LakeCharles,sonofPreservationistChampion,
AdaVincent,acceptedherawardinherabsencefromCityofLake
CharlesMayorRandyRoach.
AllenjoyedthespectacularlybeautifulGardenSoireefromthegardentoinside
thelovelyRichardhome.
MonteHurleyacceptedPreservationistChampion
AnnRosteetHurley’sawardposthumouslyalongwith
grandchildrenMirandaHurley(left)andJamesHurley.
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After three years of hard work, the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation (LTHP) is almost ready to establish a
statewide Revolving Fund. Startup finances are in place, and the search for a Revolving Fund Director has begun.
The purpose of a revolving fund is to save as many endangered historic buildings as possible. Briefly, it does this by
acquiring commercial structures or houses through option, donation or purchase at the lowest possible price. The
fund then searches for new owners while stabilizing the buildings to prevent further damage. The fund can also flip
structures in their “as is” condition. In either case, the fund adds protective covenants to the deeds before relinquishing
ownership. The new owners then rehabilitate the buildings to meet their business or residential needs. The goal is
to sell the properties for more money than the cost of acquisition and stabilization, thus making a small profit and
growing the fund. At first, all profits should be poured back into acquisition and stabilization so that the revolving
fund can continue to grow. Later, when the project reaches the right level of success, a percentage of the fund’s profits
can be used to provide a sustainable income for the fund’s sponsoring organization.
The Louisiana Trust began exploring the creation of a Revolving Fund after National Trust advisor and board
member Jean Sayres of Shreveport raised the possibility in 2012. To gather information, the board reached out to
J. Myrick Howard, president of Preservation North Carolina, who agreed to serve as the 2013 annual conference’s
keynote speaker. Preservation North Carolina is one of the most successful revolving funds in the nation. Continued
discussions with Howard and the Louisiana State Historic Preservation Office cemented the board’s decision to move
forward with fund raising and the search for a knowledgeable person to lead the project.
A revolving fund director must be a dynamic and assertive individual willing to wear many hats. He or she must
have a comprehensive knowledge of real estate; fund raising and budgeting, and public speaking. Equally important,
the director must have experience in specification preparation, construction techniques, the Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards for Rehabilitation, and project management. Familiarity with the region’s architectural and historical
patrimony is also desired. Additionally, the fund director must have the confidence and presence to convince property
donors and buyers, the state’s financial communities, and potential professional and lay volunteers of the fund’s worth.
A committee composed of four board members is leading the director search. Its members include Sonya LaComb
Boudreaux of Lafayette, Patricia Duncan and Darryl Gissel of Baton Rouge, and Richard Gibbs of New Roads. Duncan
serves as chairperson of the committee.
Revolving Fund Update by Patricia L. Duncan