When Sylinda Ward was 23, her husband Bill built her first house. But Bill wasn't her husband back then. He was a builder from Algiers, and Sylinda was married to someone else, and nervous about ...

Living small has been a big trend for a few years now for a number of economic and environmental reasons. To meet the demand, many tiny house makers offer downsizing solutions that offer simplicity ...

“Shotgun” houses — typically narrow, rectangular, one-story structures featuring doors on each end with a straight “shot” from one to the other — are closely associated with New Orleans. “Many believe ...

Three decades ago, Project Row Houses opened up in 22 old shotgun houses in the Third Ward with the goal of providing solutions for the local community. Project Row Houses, which celebrated its 30th ...