French Quarter Management District
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
AXIOS NEW ORLEANS: A newly announced initiative formalizes work already underway, including public safety efforts and infrastructure repairs, while laying out longer-term goals for redevelopment. Read the full Axios article here.
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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.
How are businesses and residents feeling in the French Quarter in the wake of the New Year’s terrorist attack? What are the thoughts going into the Super Bowl? How is the French Quarter Management District adapting its efforts? Jane Cooper, chair of the board of commissioners for the French Quarter
Following the horrific events of New Year’s Eve, Editor Kim Singletary chats with Jane Cooper, chair of the board of commissioners for the French Quarter Management District, to learn about the notable role FQMD plays in the Quarter’s security. Cooper also adds clarification to a recent negative CNN article. Episode 224: