Economic Development
Why watchdog is urging Convention Center in New Orleans to rethink hotel project
By Anthony McAuley
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
April 9, 2020
The Bureau of Governmental Research, a public policy watchdog, has called on leaders of the Ernest N. Morial Convention...BGR: Pause Convention Hotel Deal to Assess Pandemic’s Impact and Reduce Public Costs
April 9, 2020
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research releases a report calling on the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center...
Coalition of 21 groups calls on Convention Center to use $100 million from cash reserves to support hospitality workers
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
March 31, 2020
A coalition of 21 local unions, advocacy organizations and other groups are calling on the Ernest N. Morial New...Convention Center proposes settlement over disputed public transit dollars
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
February 27, 2020
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center has presented a proposal to Mayor LaToya Cantrell to settle a yearlong dispute with the...‘It will be a mess:’ Traffic headaches from Convention Center Blvd. not expected to go away when construction ends
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
December 12, 2019
Large portions of Convention Center Boulevard are closed for the entire month of December. It’s just the latest in...Convention Center approves 2020 spending plan, defers vote on major architectural contract
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
November 21, 2019
The governing body of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center set its 2020 budget at its Wednesday...Ahead of major tourism industry merger, council members worry about accountability and public input in the city’s tourism future
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
November 15, 2019
On Friday, The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, a public municipal entity, provided some of the first details into...(Opinion) City Seeks to Raise Your Taxes
By Jeff Thomas
Source: Think504
October 27, 2019
One of the reasons you love Think504 is that we keep you informed about important political and civic decisions...At meeting this week, more details emerge on new convention center hotel deal
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
October 23, 2019
The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center reached a deal last week with a consortium of private developers...Officials say Convention Center hotel will bring jobs and tourism; some residents aren’t sold
By Kaylee Poche
Source: Gambit
October 22, 2019
At a public meeting Monday night, the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s governing body touted its plans for a...