New Iberia, Louisiana 2005 Great American Main Street Award Winner The Great American Main Street Award was designed to recognize exceptional accomplishments in revitalizing America’s historic and traditional downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts. Each year, five communities nation-wide are given this exclusive designation recognizing overall achievement in historic preservation-based commercial district revitalization. Congratulations New Iberia on being Louisiana's first winner!

Bastrop Main Street (Mouse over image to see before picture)

Louisiana Main Street is a comprehensive revitalization program designed to promote the historic and economic redevelopment of traditional commercial areas in rural Louisiana. The Main Street program improves all aspects downtown, producing both tangible and intangible benefits. Improving economic management, strengthening public participation, and making downtown a fun place to visit are as critical to Main Street's future as recruiting new businesses and rehabilitating buildings.

Anyone can use the Four Point Approach® to revitalize downtown, but the designation, an Official Main Street of Louisiana, (see the list of for Louisiana Main Street Communities) indicates that a community has made a commitment to the Four Point Approach® and to historic preservation.

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