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1. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Dave Walker

   Calling all map people: Free exhibit at Nous Foundation explores evolution of Louisiana maps (opens the original)

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   To all the map people out there — you know who you are — navigate to the Nous Foundation Gallery at 602 Toulouse St. to catch the exhibit “Becoming Louisiana: Borders in Motion, 1683-1814” while you can. The free exhibit, which closes Sept. 30, uses wall-sized line drawings derived from historic maps of the region (from the holdings of the Historic New Orleans Collection and the Library of Congress) made during the title time span. The idea is to demonstrate how the concept of “Louisia

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2. Article · Jul 19, 2026 · Dave Walker

   Learn about New Orleans' iconic architectural styles at the Preservation Resource Center (opens the original)

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   The lobby of the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans’ headquarters, in the Leeds-Davis Building at 923 Tchoupitoulas St., is devoted to a museum-style exhibit explaining, according to the title wall, “the greatest architecture museum of all — the streets of New Orleans.” "Influences & Architecture: How to read a New Orleans building" explores the historic origins and organic utility of design, from the colonial era to midcentury modern, Creole cottages and shotguns to American

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