Economic Development
Superdome, arenas get record-setting boost from hotel taxes: audit
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 17, 2018
The Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, the state entity with oversight of Mercedes-Benz Superdome and Smoothie King Center, raked...
New Orleans’ hospitality jobs far fewer than industry claims, report says; so, what gives?
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
December 11, 2018
Amid new pressure from unions and an ongoing debate over whether the city’s hospitality and tourism industry is doing...Latest New Orleans hotel tax idea could generate $6.7M for city projects; LaToya Cantrell calls plan ‘inadequate’
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
December 6, 2018
Facing political pressure to share some of their hotel tax revenue with city agencies, New Orleans tourism leaders on...New Orleans hospitality leaders pitch hotel sales tax increase dedicated to local infrastructure
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 6, 2018
New Orleans hospitality industry and business representatives are pitching a plan to raise $81 million in one-time money to...Nonprofit status for New Orleans convention center hotel? Looks like ducking taxes, assessor says
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
November 22, 2018
As negotiations continue behind the scenes over the terms of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s proposed 1,200-room high-rise...
Gov. John Bel Edwards on State Priorities of Local Importance
November 13, 2018
Governor John Bel Edwards presented at a BGR Breakfast Briefing on State of Louisiana priorities of local importance. BGR...Gov. Edwards opposes plan to redirect hotel taxes to New Orleans infrastructure
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
November 13, 2018
A plan by New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell to ask state lawmakers to shift some hotel taxes from tourism...Here’s the first look at proposed $558M Ernest N. Morial Convention Center hotel project’s exterior
By Advocate Staff
Source: The Advocate
November 13, 2018
The would-be developers of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s proposed $557.5 million, 1,200-room Omni Hotel have released the first design...See the Morial Convention Center hotel developers want
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 13, 2018
The developer of a proposed 1,200-room Ernest N. Morial Convention Center hotel has released a rendering of the structure,...Jeff Sadow: Mayor Cantrell’s idea to fund New Orleans S&WB should be no brainer for Legislature
By Jeff Sadow
Source: The Advocate
October 13, 2018
Let New Orleans drown in water and red ink or stop giving special interests money to finance their real-life...