It’s Thursday, May 17 and 8:56am in Downtown New Orleans.
LAVON WRIGHT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, HRI PROPERTIES, INC.
"People have become almost commanding of what they would like to see in…"
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$3.4 billion invested Downtown since 2005
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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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Downtown is the largest employment center in Louisiana with 62,000 jobs
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New Orleans named the Coolest Start-up City in America Inc. Magazine
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Downtown is home to several public parks, include Lafayette Square, Mississippi River Heritage Park and Duncan Plaza
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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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New Orleans named Major Market of the Year Southern Business and Development