FLETCHER MACKEL WDSU NEWS ALL RIGHT FLETCHER THANK YOU AND HATE NEW ORLEANS, RIGHT IS KNOWN FOR ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS HOMES. WELL, ONE UPCOMING EVENT LETS YOU TAKE A PEEK INSIDE SOME OF THOSE HOUSES AS THEY DECK THE HALLS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. OH, AND IT’S ALSO IN SUPPORT OF A GOOD CAUSE WHICH WE LOVE. SO HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE HOLIDAY HOME TOUR IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PRESERVATION RESOURCE CENTER, DANIELLE DEL SOUL. GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS EVENT. TOLD YOU I PARTICIPATED IN ONE SIMILAR IN LOUISVILLE. ALTHOUGH I HAVE A FEELING NEW ORLEANS IS GOING TO STEP IT UP A NOTCH. TELL US FOR SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T KNOW WHAT IS THE HOLIDAY HOME TOUR? IT IS A NEW ORLEANS TRADITION. THIS IS OUR 47TH YEAR AND SIX BEAUTIFUL HOMES WILL BE OPEN TO OUR GUESTS IN THE GARDEN THIS YEAR. WE’RE HEADQUARTERED THE RINK, SO YOU’LL PICK UP YOUR TICKETS, YOU’LL DO A LITTLE SHOPPING, AND THEN YOU’LL GO ON THE TOUR, GO IN, WHATEVER OR DO YOU LIKE. BUT YOU GET ACCESS TO THESE PEOPLE’S AMAZING WITH THEIR HOLIDAY DECOR. JUST SUCH A FESTIVE, WONDERFUL WAY TO SPEND A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. YOU CAN COME EITHER NEXT WEEKEND AND, YOU KNOW, GO OUT TO BRUNCH, GET SOME LUNCH, SOME COFFEE, AND JUST HAVE A WONDERFUL EXPLORING THE ART, THE ARCHITECTURE AND THE GORGEOUS INTERIOR DESIGN AND YARDS. AND YOU TALK ABOUT HOW LONG YOU’VE BEEN DOING THIS, BUT BECAUSE OF COVID FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE COULDN’T GO INTO THE HOME. SO THIS THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019, THE FULL TOUR, YOU’RE INSIDE PEOPLE’S HOME SEEING EVERYTHING, CORRECT? WE YOU KNOW, WE’VE MADE THE MOST OF COVID WE HAD SOME WONDERFUL HOMEOWNERS HOSTS FOR VIDEO TOURS. AND LAST YEAR WE HAD ART AND GARDEN TOUR. SO WE DID THAT. WE DID THE MOST WE COULD TO THE TRADITION ALIVE. BUT I’LL TELL YOU, IT FEELS REALLY GREAT TO BE BACK IN PERSON. OH, I BET IT DOES. AND SO THIS ALSO REPRESENTING A GOOD CAUSE. KIND OF TELL ME WHO THIS BENEFITS WHEN YOU BUY THAT TICKET AND ABOUT THAT ORGANIZATION, THE PRESERVATION RESOURCE CENTER IS A 48 YEAR OLD NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO PRESERVING NEW ORLEANS HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE, NEIGHBORHOODS AND CULTURAL IDENTITY. THIS IS ABOUT KEEPING NEW ORLEANS AUTHENTIC AND KEEPING RESIDENTS WITH A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND IN THEIR HOMES. YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR WORK INCLUDES GIVING FREE HOME REPAIRS, LOW INCOME HOMEOWNERS IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS. SO ALL THE MONEY WE RAISE AND THIS IS OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR, GOES TOWARDS SUPPORTING OUR RESIDENTS AND MAKING KEEPING NEW ORLEANS AN AMAZING PLACE LIVE. AND THIS IS REALLY FOR ANYONE, RIGHT? I MEAN, YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE LIKE AN ARCHITECTURE SNOB OR SOMETHING. YOU JUST GOT TO LOVE CHRISTMAS AND ENJOY BEING ABLE TO WALK OUT. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY FOR EVERYONE. WE HAVE PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY EVERY YEAR TO DO TOUR AND LIKE I SAID, IT’S REALLY EASY TO ACCESS BY THE WAY. WE ALSO HAVE A HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE WITH BOOK AUTHOR TALKS AS WELL, SO YOU CAN COME SHOP, GET YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING DONE, GET BOOKS SIGNED TO GIVE YOU, UNIQUE HOLIDAY GIFTS. SO YOU KIND OF DO IT ALL AT THE HOLIDAY HOME TOURS. AM I RIGHT THAT PORTION OF IT IS FREE. SO YOU YOU CAN JUST BY THAT PORTION. YEAH. EVEN IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BUY A TICKET TO THE HOLIDAY HOME TOURS, JUST COME TO THE MCGEE SCHOOL ON PRYTANIA AND SHOP. AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, DANIELLE, FOR BEING HERE. REALLY? SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT EVENT. AND IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN REALLY QUICK, HERE ARE T