Economic Development
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...Our Views: Mayor Cantrell needs to grab at more than tourism dollars to solve New Orleans’ drainage woes
By The Advocate Editorial Board
Source: The Advocate
October 12, 2018
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell built her political career by being a disruptor, and she won election with 60...There’s a roadblock for LaToya Cantrell’s latest tax revenue-shifting plan: John Alario
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
October 6, 2018
Louisiana state Senate President John Alario on Friday threw cold water on Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s tentative plan to try to...Danae Columbus: Mayor Cantrell needs Gov. Edwards’ help to keep more tourism taxes in New Orleans
By Danae Columbus
Source: Uptown Messenger
September 20, 2018
When Mayor LaToya Cantrell addressed the Bureau of Governmental Research on Tuesday, she was quick to talk about her...Letters: Convention Center should explore better deal
By Letter to the Editor
Source: The Advocate
September 14, 2018
I read with interest a recent article in The Advocate in which a group that includes Joe Jaeger is...Convention Center hotel subsidies questioned by watchdog group
By Greg LaRose
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
September 14, 2018
The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center’s proposal to build a 1,200-room hotel on its property is drawing...BGR: Convention Center consultant for hotel project underestimates value of proposed public contributions; Convention Center reacts
By Sabrina Wilson
Source: FOX 8
September 13, 2018
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -The Bureau of Governmental Research, a watchdog group released an open-letter it sent to the New...Watchdog group questions consultant’s analysis of Convention Center hotel project
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
September 13, 2018
A local government watchdog offered a detailed rebuttal to arguments that it’s necessary for developers of a $558 million...
BGR Questions Consultant’s Analysis of Convention Hotel Project
September 13, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases an open letter to the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The letter...Convention Center officials stress hotel proposal’s economic impact
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
August 23, 2018
Convention Center officials on Wednesday (Aug. 22) released an economic impact study that showed a proposed 1,200-room Convention Center...