NATCHITOCHES — Natchitoches Main Street has been designated an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization standards set by the National Trust Main Street Center.
Natchitoches Main Street joins 650 other Main Street revitalization programs nationally recognized as 2007 Accredited National Main Street Programs. Each year, the National Trust and its partners announce the accredited Main Street programs that have demonstrated their ability to follow the Main Street methodology and have built strong revitalization organizations.
“Nationally accredited Main Street programs meet our established performance standards,” said Doug Loescher, director of the National Trust Main Street Center. “Rebuilding a district’s economic health and maintaining that success requires broad-based community involvement and support in addition to establishing a solid organization with sound management that is committed to long-term success.”
The National Main Street Center works in partnership with coordinating Main Street programs throughout the nation to identify the local programs that meet the National Trust’s 10 basic performance standards. These standards set the benchmarks for measuring an individual Main Street program’s application of the Main Street Four-Point Approach™ to commercial district revitalization.
The organization’s performance was evaluated by the Louisiana Main Street Center, which is the coordinating organization for Main Street programs in Louisiana.
In addition to the 2007 accreditation, Natchitoches Main Street and the Cane River National Heritage Area received a Preserve America Presidential Award for heritage tourism.
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