French Quarter Management District
The FBI’s quarterly data shows there has been a 23 percent decrease in murder nationally. New Orleans, however, has seen a sharper decrease, with a 39 percent drop in murders and less than 100 murders so far this year. Read the article
Read the full Biz New Orleans article where Michelle Courseault discusses taking on her role as the new Executive Director of the French Quarter Management District. “My work with FQMD reaches far beyond just the French Quarter. It touches the lives of residents, supports local businesses, and shapes the experience
FQMD in partnership with the New Orleans Department of Public Works, began work May 2025 for the Street Markings Project, following MUTCD guidelines for approved street markings to clearly identify where illegal parking is prohibited in the French Quarter.
Dozens of volunteers hit Decatur Street early Saturday morning, scrubbing and sweeping in preparation for the French Quarter Festival crowds set to descend next week. The cleanup was part of “Love the Boot Week,” Louisiana’s largest litter removal and beautification campaign. The goal is to hold 1,000 cleanup events across
FQMD is hosting our third annual Keep the Quarter Clean/Love the Boot Week event. Volunteers are provided with t-shirts, gloves, water, sunscreen, & grabbers to pick up trash all along the Mississippi River between Jax Brewery and the French Market. Volunteers are to meet at the FQMD tent at the
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“New Orleans’ efforts to reduce Mardi Gras waste and reuse beads and throws have been ongoing for decades and involve a complicated web of community groups, leaders and businesses. Carnival lasts just a few weeks each year, but collecting, sorting and reselling beads is a year-round endeavor. ” To read the
French Quarter Management District is working with 15 hotels in the French Quarter and Downtown on a bead recycling program to provide free bead recycling services. Glass Half Full is facilitating the program and beads will be donated to ArcGNO. Bins will be available at participating hotels, including Hotel Monteleone, The Royal
“In 2024, FQMD’s bead recycling program collected 3,346 pounds of beads. This year, we have proudly doubled the number of hotels participating in the program and assisting in our recycling efforts,” said FQMD Executive Director Michelle Courseault. To read the full article, click here.
The French Quarter Management District (FQMD) will provide 15 hotels in the French Quarter and Downtown with free bead recycling service this Mardi Gras. The recycling program, now in its second year, will be facilitated by Glass Half Full (www.glasshalffull.co).
In a search for “down to earth realism,” travelers in 2025 are keen to explore smaller areas within big cities to get a taste of the local flavor, new research has shown. Read the full Newsweek article here.