Downtown New Orleans

Downtown is 1.2 walkable square miles

Downtown is at the center of 12 neighborhoods that are home to almost 40,000 residents with a strong income and education profile

New Orleans named the Coolest Start-up City in America Inc. Magazine

New Orleans Tourism Breaks Record in 2011 with 8.75 Million Visitors University of New Orleans Hospitality Research Center

8.3 million people visit New Orleans each year

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

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

Sporting and cultural events attract 2.5 million visitors Downtown each year