French Quarter Management District
Biz NEW ORLEANS — The French Quarter Management District (FQMD) has expanded its organizational capacity with the addition of a full-time Special Projects Manager dedicated to advancing infrastructure and public-safety-related projects throughout the French Quarter. FQMD, a political subdivision of the state created by the Louisiana Legislature, has hired Lorrie
Biz New Orleans: For more than 300 years, the French Quarter has been that place — people living above businesses, churches beside hotels, building community one block at a time. It evolved around people living, working, investing, celebrating and belonging in the same place. To read FQMD Executive Director Michelle
French Quarter safety is improving and response times are decreasing, thanks in part to the efforts of the FQMD, the Task Force Safety App and citizens like you. Open the Public Safety Dashboard External Link Budget to Actuals Dashboard Open the Budget to Actuals Dashboard External Link
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
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
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
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
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
Watch the Fox8 interview with FQMD Executive Director Michelle Courseault here.
Nola.com: Violent crime in New Orleans has fallen to its lowest level since the 1960s, and already, the first half of 2026 has extended the dramatic drop in homicides and shootings. NOPD recorded 38 murders through June 25, representing one of the lowest year-to-date totals the city has seen in
Axios New Orleans: State and local officials are offering small business grants and marketing help for French Quarter businesses that are struggling amid ongoing construction on their blocks. To read the full article, click here.