Louisiana Main Street Louisiana Cultural Districts
Louisiana Main Street Main Street America 1945 About 90 percent of all dollars earned in a community were spent in the community. Trade area - 15 miles
Louisiana Main Street Interstate Highway Act of 1956
Louisiana Main Street
Louisiana Main Street Today s trade area - more than 50 miles
Louisiana Main Street Baton Rouge, LA
Louisiana Main Street
Louisiana Main Street
Louisiana Main Street
Louisiana Main Street 1977 3 pilot communities, ranging in size from 5,000-38,000 people, were chosen. Provided analysis of each downtown s assets and needs, which served as the design improvements and economic revitalization strategies. 1980 National Trust assisted 6 other states. 1984 Louisiana joined the network.
Louisiana Main Street Abbeville Monroe Bastrop Morgan City Columbia Natchitoches Crowley New Iberia Denham Springs New Roads DeRidder Opelousas Donaldsonville Plaquemine Eunice Ponchatoula Franklin Ruston Hammond Slidell Homer Springhill Houma St. Francisville New Orleans: Broad Street North Rampart OC Haley Old Algiers Kenner Leesville Minden St. Martinville Thibodaux Winnsboro
Louisiana Main Street
Louisiana Main Street T o Q ualitative Outcomes r i s m
Louisiana Main Street Heritage Tourism Travelling to experience the places and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past. Cultural Heritage Tourism Travelling to experience the places and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past and present. National Trust for Historic Preservation
ECONOMIC VITALITY Louisiana Main Street Strengthen existing businesses Identify new business opportunities Find new uses for vacant buildings Intensify the uses of buildings Create a supportive business environment Tourism Benefit: Visitors will stay in your community longer because they have more to do.
ECONOMIC VITALITY Louisiana Main Street Natchitoches Natchitoches
DESIGN Louisiana Main Street Enhance physical elements Architectural assistance Building improvements Public spaces Capitalize on unique assets Tourism Benefit: The buildings, sidewalks, and public spaces in your community s downtown will create a physical environment that makes people want to linger.
DESIGN Louisiana Main Street DeRidder DeRidder
DESIGN Louisiana Main Street Plaquemine Plaquemine
DESIGN Louisiana Main Street Hammond Hammond
DESIGN Louisiana Main Street Bastrop Bastrop
DESIGN Louisiana Main Street New Iberia New Iberia
DESIGN Louisiana Main Street Winnsboro Winnsboro
PROMOTION Louisiana Main Street Image Promotion Retail Promotion Special Events Goal: position downtown as the center of the community and the hub of economic activity Tourism Benefit: More events and festivals bring more people and more shopping.
PROMOTION Louisiana Main Street Opelousas
PROMOTION Louisiana Main Street Columbia
PROMOTION Louisiana Main Street Abbeville Abbeville
ORGANIZATION Louisiana Main Street Stand alone non-profit, housed in municipal government, housed in an existing community development entity Coalitions and Partnerships Managing Volunteers and Staff Fundraising Public Relations and Outreach Managing Finances and Operation Tourism Benefit: Without a strong Main Street organization, many of the vital components to downtown revitalization cannot happen.
Louisiana Main Street Louisiana Main to Main: A Cultural Roadshow 2006-2015 834,115 visitors $95,000,000 economic impact
Louisiana Main Street Why are Downtowns Why Important are downtowns Tourism? important? Downtown is a symbol of community s economic health, local quality of life, pride and community history. A vital downtown retains and creates jobs, which also means a stronger tax base. Downtown is a good incubator for new small businesses. A vital downtown reduces sprawl. A healthy downtown protects property values. Downtown districts become tourist attractions.
DESIGN ORGANIZATION PROMOTION ECONOMIC VITALITY Louisiana Main Street Economic Development for Louisiana! Ray Scriber, Director Louisiana Main Street mainstreet@crt.la.gov 225-342-8162 www.louisianahp.org www.mainstreet.org
Louisiana Cultural Districts Office of the Lt. Governor Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism Office of Cultural Development Division of the Arts
Cultural Economy Initiative Sustaining the people who create and preserve artistic and cultural products and assets Enhancing capacity for production Developing new markets for their creations
Cultural Districts Purpose For local governments to revitalize communities by creating locally driven hubs of cultural activity Benefits Increased cultural activity, occupancy, commerce, jobs, and sense of community identity
Program Incentives 1. Historic Preservation state historic tax credits for rehabilitation of commercial and residential structures 2. Visual Arts and Crafts state and local sales tax exemption for original, one-ofa-kind works of art
Culture Means Business 2015-nonprofit arts & culture industries generated $166.3 billion of economic activity AFTA - Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 4.6 million jobs and $27.5 billion in revenue to local, state, and federal governments Creative Vitality Index Louisiana 145K jobs, $4.9 billion earnings
Creative Placemaking
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Sunset
Arnaudville
Grand Isle
Minden
Grand Cane
Let s Make an ECOPACT Tourism Creates Economy Creates Tourism Preservation Creates Community Creates Preservation Revitalization Creates Opportunity Creates Revitalization Culture Creates Place Creates Culture Commerce Creates Art Creates Commerce Heritage Creates Culture Creates Heritage Community Creates Tourism Creates Community
Monroe & West Monroe
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Lower Ninth Ward
OC Haley
Slidell Mayor gets Warholized!
Welsh
Louisiana Main Street Louisiana Cultural Districts Questions? How can our local programs help you? ECOPACT = Tourism + Community