The people and culture of New Orleans, Louisiana have made the city unique among and distinct from other cities in the United States. Approximately one-fifth of New Orleans’ urban area is in a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina damaged tens of thousands of historic homes throughout the city, resulting in the single largest disaster for cultural resources in the United States since the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) was enacted…
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