It’s Thursday, May 17 and 9:11am in Downtown New Orleans.
CLINT BOWIE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, NEW ORLEANS FILM SOCIETY
"I am a walking advertisement for New Orleans. everywhere I go I promote…"
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$3.4 billion invested Downtown since 2005
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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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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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"The transformation that's taking place in New Orleans both socially and economically is stunning." World Trade 100 Magazine
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Downtown is a collage of 8 distinct neighborhoods that includes 4 historic districts.
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Looking for a place to live? There are 2,875 residential units Downtown and even more in the pipeline.
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New Orleans has 3rd fastest wage growth in the USA CareerBuilder.com
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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