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Date added: July 19, 2014; Modified: July 19, 2014
“Construction of a three-mile long farm-to-market road in St. Tammany parish was completed this week by the Works Progress Administration. Sponsored by the St. Tammany Parish Police Jury, employing approximately 22 men and costing $15,300, the project included the moving… read more
Date added: July 26, 2012; Modified: July 16, 2014
“The Audubon Zoo is a zoo located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is part of the Audubon Nature Institute which also manages the Aquarium of the Americas. The zoo covers 58 acres (23 ha) and is home to 2,000 animals. It… read more
Date added: July 16, 2014; Modified: July 16, 2014
“Perhaps the highest return on investment ever earned on a few thousand federal dollars came in the form of a pile of dirt in a rather forlorn park at the depth of the Depression. The agency behind it was the… read more
Date added: May 4, 2014
This stunning art deco building replaced and modernized an older city hall building. It was constructed by the PWA in 1939. The building is now the Centre International de Lafayette.
Date added: April 13, 2014; Modified: April 15, 2014
“The St. Bernard Courthouse in Chalmette was built with funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Weiss, Dreyfous, and Seiferth.” (knowla.org) The cornerstone dates the courthouse to 1939. KnowLA writes… read more
Date added: April 13, 2014
The Pierre Part Elementary School was constructed using PWA funds. Two relief sculptures flank what was once the front entrance to the school.
Date added: March 31, 2014; Modified: March 31, 2014
Braithwaite Park is “a 32-acre WPA-built recreation area containing picnic grounds, a bathing beach, tennis courts, a baseball diamond, and a dance pavilion.” The park, with different amenities, is still in use today.
Date added: August 16, 2012; Modified: March 26, 2014
New Deal mural entitled “Air Express” painted by Harry Lane in 1939.
Date added: October 10, 2013; Modified: October 10, 2013
This impressive art deco museum was built by the PWA: “Completed in 1939 as one of the New Deal’s Public Works projects, the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum is an architectural jewel, in the ultra modern style of the times. Layered… read more
Date added: October 10, 2013
As part of the original federal project funding the building of the museum, Conrad Albrizio was hired to paint this massive, recently restored fresco for the museum’s entrance: “Conrad Albrizio is the artist of the four panels that comprise the… read more
Date added: June 12, 2012; Modified: July 8, 2013
This 1937 bridge is almost certainly a New Deal structure given the date, style and location.
Date added: May 21, 2013; Modified: May 21, 2013
Built by the WPA in 1940. The library flooded during Katrina, but has since reopened.
Date added: March 6, 2013; Modified: March 6, 2013
Madison Parish Courthouse was completed in 1939 in the Colonial Revival style by the PWA and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date added: February 11, 2013; Modified: February 11, 2013
“LaSalle’s Quest for the Mississippi” was painted in 1939 by Elsie Driggs and “…depicts the story of LaSalle’s travels just before he discovered the mouth of the Mississippi” (Kimmerle, 2008, p. 37). Driggs painted primarily in the Precisionist style, although… read more
Date added: August 18, 2012
These three walnut reliefs “Trade and Learning,” “Rural Mail,” and “Harvest” were created by John Tatschl in 1941.