ABOUT US
About Bayou Preservation
Bayou Preservation is a team of professional conservators and preservationists that specializes in the hands-on restoration of historic and artistic works in the Gulf South. Our conservators come from throughout the United States, have international preservation experience, and most hold Masters degrees in historic preservation. Restoration experience ranges from repairing metal sculptures at Tulane University, preserving a masonry outbuilding at a plantation in rural Louisiana, and restoring the infamous Marie Laveau Tomb in the historic St. Louis 1 Cemetery. We are a registered, Louisiana small business, woman-owned, and fully insured.
About the Founder
Michelle Stanard Duhon is the owner of Bayou Preservation, and is a trained architectural conservator with over 15 years of experience. She holds a Master of Science degree in Historic Preservation from the University of Texas School of Architecture, and specializes in plaster/render and masonry conservation.
Michelle Stanard Duhon is a Texas native who began Bayou Preservation in New Orleans in 2010. She has worked as an architectural conservator on major monuments and projects, including The Alamo and Marie Laveau's Tomb. Michelle has a passion for materials conservation, especially masonry and plaster. She works, volunteers, and teaches within the field of historic preservation. She lives in New Orleans with her family and her favorite thing about New Orleans is the sound of the streetcar.