Economic Development
Our Views: Vote no on New Orleans millages, city can come up with a better plan
By Staff Editorial
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
November 20, 2020
Mayor LaToya Cantrell is asking New Orleans voters to approve three interrelated millages on Dec. 5 that wouldn’t increase...Viewpoint: Protect our libraries by defeating Proposition 2
By Danae Columbus
Source: Uptown Messenger
November 19, 2020
The diverse group of parents, librarians and concerned citizens that make up the Save Our Libraries coalition got a...Early voting begins Friday for Dec. 5 runoff elections
By Dominic Massa
Source: WWL-TV
November 19, 2020
NEW ORLEANS — Early voting begins Friday across Louisiana for the Dec. 5 election, which includes the runoff for...BGR Opposes N.O. Property Tax Propositions on Dec. 5 Ballot
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
November 16, 2020
NEW ORLEANS – In a new report, the Bureau of Governmental Research – a private, nonprofit government watchdog –...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...