Downtown New Orleans

Downtown is 1.2 walkable square miles

New Orleans named one of the 15 Coolest North American Cities MSN Travel

New Orleans listed as 1 of 5 safe havens to ride out the recession Christian Science Monitor

Forbes.com ranks New Orleans #8 in Top Cities to Relocate Forbes.com

$3.4 billion invested Downtown since 2005

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

New Orleans ranked #2 employment market in the country Manpower

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