Economic Development
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...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...