PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN PRIVATE SECTOR
Property tax breaks eyed as panel examines ways to get rid of income tax
By Wesley Muller
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
December 2, 2022
A panel of state lawmakers is studying the possible elimination of personal and corporate income taxes in Louisiana. One...
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...Next steps for $1B riverfront neighborhood
By Tommy Santora
Source: New Orleans CityBusiness
September 21, 2022
After more than a year of negotiations, the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board has a...Convention Center hotel discussions to resume
By Tommy Santora
Source: New Orleans CityBusiness
September 12, 2022
A headquarter hotel for the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, planned prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and...Riverfront district needs agreement between developer, Convention Center
By Andrew Valenti
Source: New Orleans CityBusiness
February 18, 2022
A preliminary agreement between the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and the master developer selected to transform 39 acres...
Cincinnati’s consolation prize: $200M economic impact from Bengals Super Bowl run
By Dan Monk
Source: WCPO Cincinnati
February 14, 2022
CINCINNATI — It would be difficult to prove the Cincinnati Bengals’ Super Bowl run had a positive impact on...
Unclear future for city-led affordable housing as tax is set to expire
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
December 27, 2021
A local property tax dedicated to affordable housing and blight reduction is set to expire at the end of...Stephanie Grace: Criminal justice issues drive election, but results show a bigger malaise in Orleans
By Stephanie Grace
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
December 15, 2021
When Marlin Gusman was elected to the New Orleans City Council more than two decades ago, Oliver Thomas was...Voters approve renewal of library tax, but reject housing tax renewal
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
December 11, 2021
New Orleans voters approved a ballot measure to fund the Public Library system on Saturday, but a second tax...Despite recent hardships, New Orleans voters decide to scrap tax for housing programs
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
December 11, 2021
New Orleans voters on Saturday narrowly rejected the renewal of a 0.91-mill property tax housing programs that had been...