A year and a half after receiving preservation grants from the state of Louisiana, Bobbi Rogers is faced with having her home demolished... by the state of Louisiana. This unusual turn of events is due to a proposed VA/LSU hospital complex will cost lower Mid-City residents the homes they have been restoring since Hurricane Katrina. Bobbi, a volunteer who helped rebuild homes in what is now the neighborhood where she lives, is left scratching her head at this turn of events, "A year and a half ago the state gave us $45,000 in preservation grants to restore our home. But today they want to demolish it. It doesn’t make any sense to me."

We don't get it either, and -- along with Louisiana residents and concerned citizens nationwide, we're asking the decision-makers to reconsider and save Mid-City. Please join us in taking action now!

Learn more about our efforts to save Mid-City New Orleans.

Sarah Heffern is the social media strategist for the National Trust’s Public Affairs team. While she embraces all things online and pixel-centric, she’s also a hard-core building hugger, having fallen for preservation in a fifth grade “Built Environment” class.

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