It’s Thursday, May 17 and 8:39am in Downtown New Orleans.
KEVIN GAMBINO
SOUS CHEF, HERBSAINT RESTAURANT
"There was always something in every country or city that I went to…"
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$3.4 billion invested Downtown since 2005
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New Orleans listed as 1 of 5 safe havens to ride out the recession Christian Science Monitor
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Sporting and cultural events attract 2.5 million visitors Downtown each year
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Downtown is 1.2 walkable square miles
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New Orleans ranked in top 10 "Next Cities" of the best places to live and work for young professionals Next Generation Consulting
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New Orleans has 3rd fastest wage growth in the USA CareerBuilder.com
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Downtown welcomes approximately 120,000 people on a given week-day, enough to make it the fourth largest city in Louisiana
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New Orleans named Major Market of the Year Southern Business and Development