Economic Development
Report: Bureau of Governmental Research opposes Cantrell-backed tax proposals on Dec. 5 ballot
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
November 16, 2020
In a report released Monday, the Bureau of Governmental Research, a local nonpartisan think tank, came out against a...BGR Releases Ballot Report on New Orleans Property Tax Propositions
November 16, 2020
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases On the Ballot: New Orleans Property Tax Propositions, December 5, 2020. The...
Tourism Chief Says Convention Center Projects More Important Than Ever
By Rich Collins
Source: Biz New Orleans
October 9, 2020
Despite the Morial Convention Center’s pandemic-related money challenges, tourism chief Stephen Perry said during a Biz New Orleans podcast...New Orleans Convention Center’s major $560M hotel project is in doubt; here’s why
By Anthony McAuley
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
October 8, 2020
The financial backer of the 1,200-room hotel at the upriver end of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center has...
Convention Center has spent nearly $50 million from reserves to keep operations going
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
September 17, 2020
The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center has spent $49 million of its large cash reserves to cover...Council approves short-term rental tax, with 25 percent cut going to tourism marketing agency
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
August 6, 2020
At the request of Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the New Orleans City Council on Thursday gave final approval to a...Big Questions: Future Uncertain for Convention Center
By Jennifer Schecter
Source: Biz New Orleans
June 10, 2020
The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is facing unprecedented challenges. In April, a watchdog report critical of...
PolicyWatch: New Orleans Budget and Tax Updates
May 21, 2020
Today, BGR released the inaugural edition of PolicyWatch, a periodic newsletter that draws on BGR’s body of independent, nonpartisan...City Council will consider formal opposition to Convention Center hotel at Thursday meeting
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
May 5, 2020
The New Orleans City Council will consider a resolution to formally oppose the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s publicly...Convention Center puts hotel development on hold and donates $1 million for coronavirus relief, but fails to satisfy local coalition
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
April 23, 2020
The governing board of the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center is pressing pause on behind-the-scenes negotiations with...