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Our third Award for Excellence in Preservation from the Louisiana Landmarks Society this year, and it comes as a pair. S...
05/19/2026

Our third Award for Excellence in Preservation from the Louisiana Landmarks Society this year, and it comes as a pair. Scroll to see the before photos.

1746 and 1748 Prytania were rehabilitated together, two buildings from different eras sharing a block, a history, and decades of mid-century alterations that had buried what was underneath. At 1746, removing acoustic tile and carpet revealed 12-foot ceilings, wood floors, plaster crown moulding, and a floating staircase that still feels like an early twentieth-century home. At 1748, peeling back the Perma-Stone veneer uncovered an Italianate facade that had been intact the whole time, porch boards, window casings, and all. Both had been quietly holding on. They just needed someone to look.

Proud to have been part of the team that brought them back, alongside the owners, Toulouse Millworks, Logan Killen Interiors, Pfeffer Torode, Luna Botanicals and Southkick | Rolf Preservation Works. A real collaborative effort, and many more years ahead for both.

Operations and styling: .co
Interior Design:
Architect: in tandem with
Photography:
Historic consultant:
Contractor: +
Landscaping + interior styling:

1100 Ursulines Ave // CICADA Project 2 of 3 that received the 2026 Louisiana Landmarks Society’s Award for Excellence in...
05/12/2026

1100 Ursulines Ave // CICADA Project 2 of 3 that received the 2026 Louisiana Landmarks Society’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. So proud of our preservation work this year!

The rehabilitation of 1100 Ursulines Ave restored a highly altered nineteenth-century building at the edge of Treme. Decades of alterations had obscured the historic facade, including the removal of the first-floor porch and enclosure of the upper gallery. The project was carefully investigated and coordinated through the HDLC, uncovering substantial surviving material, including full-height windows, pediments, attic vents, and fragments of the original turned wood columns. These found elements informed the reconstruction of the building.

Slide 3 shows the BEFORE condition, and the rest of the images show the fruits of our team’s labor :)

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Interiors:
Contractor:
Consultants: EHC Engineering, , Fricker Historic Preservation Services
Operator:
Photography:

Proud to announce that our historic renovation at 1401 Delachaise was one of three CICADA projects to receive the Louisi...
05/08/2026

Proud to announce that our historic renovation at 1401 Delachaise was one of three CICADA projects to receive the Louisiana Landmarks Society’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation for 2026.

Photography:
Contractor: Seth Hawley
Operator:
Consultants: EHC Engineers, , Fricker Historic Preservation Services

EDIT: we are not longer accepting applications at this time.JOIN OUR TEAM!CICADA is hiring two architectural designers —...
04/29/2026

EDIT: we are not longer accepting applications at this time.

JOIN OUR TEAM!

CICADA is hiring two architectural designers — one with 1-3 years experience, and a second with 3-5 years experience. Must be proficient in Revit, and experienced with Construction Document production.

Please send resumes and work samples to [email protected]

CLAWS & PAWS! Our annual CICADA SWARM  is this Sunday April 19th noon to 4pm! This year we have a special partnership wi...
04/16/2026

CLAWS & PAWS! Our annual CICADA SWARM is this Sunday April 19th noon to 4pm! This year we have a special partnership with . Besides free food (crawfish) and drinks, there will be 16 dogs available for adoption. Come enjoy a space we helped design and pet a pooch. Swipe to see the “CUBES”.

Sneak Peek! We couldn’t wait to share a few shots of this new construction forever home we designed for a lovely family ...
04/13/2026

Sneak Peek!

We couldn’t wait to share a few shots of this new construction forever home we designed for a lovely family in Baton Rouge, LA. Final photography to come, but our clients are moved in!

Huge shoutout to our partners on this project —
Contractor:
Interiors:

Grateful for this crew. 🪲🪲🪲🪲What started as a small team of four almost nine years ago has grown into something we’re in...
04/10/2026

Grateful for this crew. 🪲🪲🪲🪲
What started as a small team of four almost nine years ago has grown into something we’re incredibly proud of — a group of talented, thoughtful, and passionate people pushing each other to do better work every day. We’ve had the chance to take on projects that challenge us, shape our city, and reach beyond it in ways we couldn’t have imagined.
None of it happens without the people in this photo — the creativity, the silliness, the late nights, the problem-solving, and the shared belief in what we’re building together.

We love this city, we love what we do, and we’re excited for what’s next.

Photos by the talented .fitzgerald
Location:

03/19/2026

CICADA FIELD NOTES
// Dating Newel Posts with Allyson Hinz

Our on-staff Preservationist shares her knowledge about newel posts and what they can tell us about the history of a building. This newel post in question was found at Breads on Oak.

Miss Market is officially open at the Batture! 🍻🚢As a part of the larger park development along the Mississippi River, t...
03/03/2026

Miss Market is officially open at the Batture! 🍻🚢

As a part of the larger park development along the Mississippi River, this adaptive use market marks another milestone in the site’s ongoing transformation. Miss Market is your go-to bodega for a perfect day at the park: beer, wine & cheese, board games, books and other picnic essentials.

The CICADA team is proud to have led the master planning charge for The Batture development, and continues to work with the development team to open local businesses as adaptive use projects within prefabricated marine industrial structures that remained on site from the previous landowner.

And this is still just the beginning

Chartres Street Historic Renovation // We were lucky to have a great team of collaborators on this one, and we think the...
02/27/2026

Chartres Street Historic Renovation // We were lucky to have a great team of collaborators on this one, and we think the results speak for themselves!

Swipe to see a few Before & After images:
1-2: Main House Exterior
3-4: Carriage House Primary Bedroom
5-6: Carriage House Exterior & Pool
7-8: Carriage House Living Room
9-10: Main House Stair
11-12: Main House Attic

PROJECT TEAM:
Interior Design:
Contractor:
Millwork:
Operator: .co
Historic Consultants:
Photography:

Our renovation of the historic Rubensteins buildings sure looks good from a float!  Only 355 days until Mardi Gras 2027…...
02/24/2026

Our renovation of the historic Rubensteins buildings sure looks good from a float! Only 355 days until Mardi Gras 2027…
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