Economic Development
BGR Finds ‘Fair Share’ is Improving N.O. Infrastructure, Can Be Strengthened
September 5, 2024
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research released a report analyzing the impact of the 2019 “Fair Share” deal to direct new...
Inspector general questions city process for tax exemption deals
By Katie Jane Fernelius
Source: Verite
August 6, 2024
A city of New Orleans agency that’s responsible for tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks is in...
New Orleans has about 200 days and 400 things to do before it hosts the Super Bowl
By Chelsea Brasted
Source: Axios New Orleans
July 30, 2024
There are just less than 200 days to go until New Orleans hosts Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9, 2025, and...
After years of false starts, New Orleans Convention Center has a new plan for a major hotel
By Anthony McAuley
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
May 22, 2024
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s oversight board OK’d a new proposal Wednesday that could finally make a “headquarters”...BGR Highlights Essential Elements for Economic Development Incentive Programs
April 11, 2024
On April 4, 2024, BGR provided research-based guidance to New Orleans City Council leaders as they review economic development...(Opinion) Editorial: Why New Orleans needs an official convention center hotel
By Staff Editorial
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
February 22, 2024
The idea of having an official convention hotel right next to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center has been...New Orleans Convention Center hotel is back on the table, even as costs soar
By Anthony McAuley
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
January 24, 2024
After several failed attempts to build a new hotel at the upriver end of the Ernest N. Morial Convention...
New Orleans River District project begins with promise of jobs, request for lower taxes
By Anthony McAuley
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
November 29, 2023
The River District development formally got underway on Wednesday, with New Orleans and Louisiana officials gathering in the shadow...
Spanish Plaza would get new music space, revamped restaurant under City Hall tax-funded plan
By Anthony McAuley
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
August 16, 2023
Spanish Plaza, the public space at the foot of Canal Street that New Orleans officials have long worried was...A new riverfront hotel for New Orleans? Convention Center again touts the idea
By Anthony McAuley
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
October 10, 2022
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s management is making a renewed push for a riverfront hotel, arguing that a...