Hammond Downtown Development District

News & Updates

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2019 Master Plan Update
Downtown Hammond named top 10 Greatest American Main Str...  Hammond Downtown Development District has been named a 2019 Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) Semifinalist by the National Mai...
Meet the Staff of the Hammond DDD
Downtown Bike Racks
Hammond DDD Gives Free Cleaning Kits to Downtown Businesses The Hammond Downtown Development District secured a $1,330 grant through the Main Street Recovery Grant administered through Louisiana M...
DDD receives Cultural District Recognition Louisiana Cultural District Recognition Award June 1, 2020     The Louisiana Cultural Districts program awarded a...
Hammond DDD Receives 2020 National Main Street AccreditationThe Hammond Downtown Development District has been designated as a 2020 Accredited Main Street America™ program. Accredited status is M...

Grants & Accreditations Recently Awarded to the DDD

Main Street America (2023)


Main Street America (2022)


Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation
(July 2022)

$7,882.00 Historic Preservation Fund for the creation of the Railroad Park History Exhibit

LHCC Mini-Grant 
(Feb. 2021)

$3,000 to transform a vacant, overgrown lot into a community garden + green space.

LHCC Grant 
(Feb. 2020)

$3,000 to purchase and install six bike racks throughout downtown.

LHCC Grant 
(April 2020)

$3,000 to put towards Hammond Farmers Market

Louisiana Cultural District (June 2020)

$1,000

Main Street America (2020)