Mayor’s Office of Nighttime Economy & City Council partner to support hospitality businesses with summer event series Districts After Dark
The Mayor’s Office of Nighttime Economy and City Councilmembers encourage residents to show support for neighborhood nightlife businesses this summer and invite their recommendations for restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues they should visit on a special night out in each of the city’s five council districts. Read the full article here.
Will Sutton: New Orleans’ French Quarter problems were too much for Essence Festival ‘essies’
THE ADVOCATE: The French Quarter in New Orleans is a global and national destination. It’s been ranked in the Top 10 of places to visit worldwide. New Orleans ranks among the Top Three attractions of all U.S. cities tourists want to visit. Without dispute, it is the No. 1 place to visit in Louisiana, and the biggest state economic driver. Of the more […]
Mayor Helena Moreno taps top staffer to direct new ‘Canal Street Renaissance Initiative’
THE ADVOCATE: Mayor Helena Moreno has launched a new plan that aims to reverse the decades-long decline of Canal Street and breathe new life into the historic commercial corridor. The Canal Street Renaissance Initiative, as the plan is called, will take a multi-phased approach to revitalizing the thoroughfare, with an immediate focus on public safety […]
New Orleans officials eye revitalization plan for historic Canal Street shopping district
GAMBIT: New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno says her administration is in the initial stages of revitalizing the Canal Street shopping district downtown, a historic thoroughfare bordering the French Quarter that has been long neglected since its heyday. At a July 28 press conference at Rubensteins, the men’s clothing store that has operated on Canal since […]
French Quarter Businesses Receive Construction Relief Grants
NEW ORLEANS CITY BUSINESS: The City of New Orleans has awarded $97,500 in grants to 26 French Quarter businesses affected by prolonged Sewerage & Water Board construction along Lower Decatur and St. Peter streets, marking the first round of assistance through a new Business Stabilization Fund. Read the full New Orleans City Business article here.