It’s Thursday, May 17 and 8:41am in Downtown New Orleans.
SKYE TRUAX
OWNER, THE OCCASIONAL WIFE - DOWNTOWN
"What everyone says about the city; you come here and you fall in…"
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Downtown is at the center of 12 neighborhoods that are home to almost 40,000 residents with a strong income and education profile
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Downtown is a collage of 8 distinct neighborhoods that includes 4 historic districts.
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"The transformation that's taking place in New Orleans both socially and economically is stunning." World Trade 100 Magazine
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Downtown's population has doubled in the past 10 years to 5,100 residents. It is expected to double again by 2020.
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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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$3.4 billion invested Downtown since 2005
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Hungry? There are 176 restaurants and 32 sidewalk cafes in Downtown New Orleans
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Downtown Clean Teams work around the clock, making it one of the cleanest downtowns in the country.