Downtown New Orleans

New Orleans named Major Market of the Year Southern Business and Development

Downtown is home to several public parks, include Lafayette Square, Mississippi River Heritage Park and Duncan Plaza

New Orleans ranked #1 Most Improved on "Best Cities for Business" Wall Street Journal

Downtown's Arts District is home to 18 art galleries and 5 museums.

New Orleans is #1 Top City for Young Entrepreneurs 2011 Under30CEO.com

Downtown's population has doubled in the past 10 years to 5,100 residents. It is expected to double again by 2020.

Downtown welcomes approximately 120,000 people on a given week-day, enough to make it the fourth largest city in Louisiana

$3.4 billion invested Downtown since 2005