The Touro Bouligny Neighborhood was incorporated May 18, 1984, as a (501) (c ) (3) non-profit organization under the name of Touro Bouligny Association.

This neighborhood’s established boundaries include four famous thoroughfares: St. Charles Avenue to Magazine Street, Napoleon Avenue to Louisiana Avenue.

In the 19th century, Touro Bouligny Neighborhood consisted of four different faubourgs” or suburbs: Faubourg Plaisance (Est. 1808), Faubourg Delachaise (Est. 1855), Faubourg St. Joseph (Est. 1849) and Faubourg Bouligny (Est. 1834).

The area became a major real estate promotion in the mid-1830s, made possible by the New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad that made a long stop on Louis Bouligny’s plantation on its 5-mile trip to the City of Carrollton.

In the 19th century the four faubourgs named above were developed, settled, and joined, and the City of Jefferson was formed. In 1870, this same city of Jefferson was finally incorporated into the City of New Orleans.

Today, the same four faubourgs are our uptown neighborhood. Our Touro Bouligny contains a diverse inventory of fascinating architectural styles, with fine examples of Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Neo-Gothic, Victorian, Edwardian and other modes in private residences, churches, public buildings, apartment houses and businesses.

The varied structures in our neighborhood, which we must treasure and preserve, create this unique Touro Bouligny Uptown Neighborhood, which has been designated as a historic district in the National Register of Historic Places.