[StBernard] Homeowners, Contractors Offered Free Admission to Traditional Building Expo

[Westley Annis]

Homeowners, Contractors Offered Free Admission to Traditional Building Expo

BATON ROUGE, LA. (October 16, 2007) - The Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) invites homeowners and contractors involved in rebuilding historic homes to attend the Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference being held in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for free from October 18 to October 20.

The LRA is one of the partners of the conference, the only national trade show geared to owners and those involved in renovating or restoring historic homes and traditionally-inspired new home design and construction. The event will showcase more than 200 exhibitors of hard-to-find, historically accurate products and services for those who are rebuilding and restoring their homes to maintain the architectural and cultural history of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.

Interested homeowners, developers, contractors and architects can gain free admission to the Exhibit Hall at the conference, where they can see free demonstrations and access exhibitors of products and services necessary to rebuild historic homes. Attendees must pay a fee to attend workshops and seminars, which may already be sold out.

To download the coupon for free admission visit: http://lra.louisiana.gov/assets/TradBuild101807.pdf 

Attendees must print this coupon and bring it with them when they register for the conference. 

The Exhibit Hall will be open for touring from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 18 and Friday, October 19 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 20. Free workshops in the exhibit hall include a discussion of traditional building as the original "green" building and workshops on historic windows and plaster walls.

Thousands of architects, designers, contractors, developers, planners, building owners, and homeowners will attend the conference, choosing from more than 70 educational seminars and workshops covering a wide array of topics and product segments, including window and sash repair, door and hardware installation, plaster repair, roofing, siding, ornamental ironwork and paint selection. The Exhibit Hall will feature how-to information and demonstrations of traditional building techniques and old world craftsmanship.

For more information about the Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference, inclu! ding a full schedule of events, visit www.traditionalbuildingshow.com <http://www.traditionalbuildingshow.com> .

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated South Louisiana, claiming 1,464 lives, destroying more than 200,000 homes and 18,000 businesses. The Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) is the planning and coordinating body that was created in the aftermath of these storms by Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco to lead one of the most extensive rebuilding efforts in the world. The LRA is a 33-member body which is coordinating across jurisdictions, supporting community recovery and resurgence, ensuring integrity and effectiveness, and planning for the recovery and rebuilding of Louisiana. 

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