Taking Possession Of Louisiana And The River Mississippi, In The Name Of Louis XIVth, by Cavelier De La Salle ... From Rouen on the 9th of April 1682 (courtesy the Historic New Orleans Collection)
Sheila Ferran
Sheila is a licensed architect, with a Masters of Architecture from Tulane University School of Architecture (1981) and a BA in printmaking from Newcomb College (1973).
She has practiced architecture and urban planning for 34 years in her hometown New Orleans, and in Singapore and Perth, WA. The day after obtaining her New Orleans Tour Guide License, Sheila resigned from her job managing FEMA-funded Hurricane Katrina repair projects, and started Welcome to New Orleans Tours. She hasn't looked back!
Sheila is a member of non-profits that are indispensable sources of information about New Orleans history and culture: the Historic New Orleans Collection, the Preservation Resource Center and Friends of the Cabildo.
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Adventurous Kate, Solo Female Traveler, about our Historic Architecture Tour of the Marigny:
“Explore the architecture in different neighborhoods. My favorite neighborhood for architecture is Faubourg Marigny. I went on a Faubourg Marigny architecture tour with Welcome New Orleans Tours. My guide Sheila took me all over the neighborhood, showed me gorgeous buildings, taught me about the quirky architecture styles, and even gamely served as my photographer. They also do French Quarter and Garden District tours.”
Dave and Deb, dynamic duo of The Planet D, Adventure is for Everyone blog, on the Garden District and Lafayette #1 Cemetery Tour:
“If we were to walk around on our own, we would have missed many of the little nuances of the area.
There are several self-guided walks that people can do on their own, but we find our favourite thing about visiting a new city is to meet the locals and see the sites from their perspective.
Sheila gave us plenty of insight into what makes the Garden District tick.”