Downtown Development District (DDD) of New Orleans has partnered with Darren's non-profit organization, Architecture for Humanity-New Orleans (AFH-NOLA) to develop a new codebook.  My AFH-NOLA team will be the official codebook authors. I have been leading this effort and has been instrumental in making this a reality project, after the House and Senate approvals were passed this Summer (2011).

The Louisiana Rehabilitation Subcode is the first comprehensive set of code requirements for existing buildings. It is a stand-alone subchapter and, therefore, it contains all the technical requirements that apply to a rehabilitation project. This is an important concept for all residential and mixed-use along the core of the city (over 10 blocks long) and most building are 3-5 levels high. 

The Rehabilitation Subcode is a technical part of the Uniform Construction Code and, therefore, has no provisions governing permits. This does not mean that permits are not required. In fact, the provisions for permits and other administrative procedures are where they have always been, in Subchapter 2 of the Uniform Construction Code, and work that required a permit before the adoption of the Rehab Subcode, requires a permit now.