Louisiana Heritage Network, Information

The LHN is a computer-based mechanism for gathering, managing, and disseminating information relevant to heritage conservation needs and opportunities in the Lower Mississippi Delta Region. By applying existing (and emerging) computer technologies to the assertion that "preservation is information", the LHN initiative seeks to define a new, integrated information framework for heritage conservation. The LHN project will provide the mechanisms necessary to accomplish five specific objectives:
provide electronic access to up-to-date technical information;
develop computer-based visualization applications for conservation planning and community revitalization;
mitigate threats of natural disasters through the electronic dissemination of information relating to maintenance, protection, and recovery strategies for heritage resources in high risk areas;
apply electronic distance learning technologies to enhance heritage education at all levels throughout Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Delta Region;
exploit multimedia technologies to promote public awareness of the integral role that cultural richness and diversity plays in the social and economic vitality of Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Delta communities.

The Office of Community Preservation
CADGIS LAB
Prof. Barrett Kennedy, School of Architecture
Prof. Suzanne Turner, School of Landscape Architecture.
Prof. Sadik Artunc, School of Landscape Architecture
Prof. W.R. Brockway, School of Architecture
Prof. Dan Earle, School of Landscape Architecture

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