Historic Preservation Commission Members
Local Historic Districts | Local Historic Landmarks
 

Unified Development Code Section 3.5 (Historic Preservation Commission) and Section 3.6 (Demolition and Relocation of Historic Buildings in the DDD)

Chapter 3 Administrative Mechanisms
Adopted October 19, 2011

The East Baton Rouge Parish Historic Preservation Commission was established by the Metropolitan Council in August, 2004. The Historic Preservation Commission is considered a part of the planning functions of City-Parish government, and is administrated by the staff of the Office of the Planning Commission.

The goals of the East Baton Rouge Parish Historic Preservation Commission are:

Protect, enhance, and perpetuate resources that represent distinctive and significant elements of the city’s historical, cultural, social, economic, political, archaeological, and architectural identity;

Insure the harmonious, orderly, and efficient growth and development of the City-Parish;

Strengthen civic pride and cultural stability through neighborhood conservation;

Stabilize the economy of the City-Parish through the continued use, preservation, and revitalization of its resources;

Protect and enhance the city’s attractions to tourists and visitors and the support and stimulus to business and industry thereby provided;

Promote the use of resources for the education, pleasure and welfare of the people of the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge;

Provide a review process for the preservation and appropriate development of the City-Parish resources.

Historic Preservation Commission Members

Carolyn Bennett, Foundation for Historical Louisiana Representative;

Charles P. Boyles II, Mayor’s Representative;

Camm Morton, Historic Preservation Commission Chair;

Davis Rhorer, Downtown Development District Representative;

Martha Salomon, appointed by Metropolitan Council;

John Sykes, Spanish Town Historic District Representative;

Flo Ulmer, Drehr Place Historic District Representative;

Thomas Tyler, appointed by Metropolitan Council;

Darius Bonton, P.E., Planning Commission Representative;

Drehr Place Local Historic District Designation Report and Design Guidelines

Drehr Place Historic Building Survey

Spanish Town Local Historic District Designation Report and Design Guidelines

Spanish Town Local Historic District Building Survey

Local Historic Landmarks

St. Joseph’s Academy Local Historic Landmark Designation Report

Resolution 44409

For information on the Historic Preservation Commission, please contact Tiffany Johnson at tnjohnson@brgov.com.