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The Downtown Development District of New Orleans is governed by an 11 member volunteer Board of Commissioners. Board members are appointed by the Mayor of New Orleans, with input from civic groups and approval by the City Council. Downtown's State Senator and State Representative each appoint a member as well. The DDD Board of Commissioners for July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009: | Chair
Tracie Boutte
Vice President Regulatory Affairs, Entergy
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Ron Gardner
Vice-Chancellor, LSU Health Sciences Center
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Barbara Motley
Proprietor, Le Chat Noir
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| Commissioner
Judy Y. Barrasso
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, LLC | 
| Commissioner
Darryl Berger, Jr.
Darryl Berger Companies |  | Commissioner
James P. McNamara
Exchange Equity, LLC
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| Commissioner
Jade Brown Russell
Attorney, Adams and Reese | 
| Commissioner
Karyn Noles
Senior Vice President, Audubon Institute Aquarium of the Americas | 
| Commissioner
Carla Major
Vice President, Human Resources and Community Relations, Harrah's Casino | | |
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"I not only have my business downtown, but I live downtown! I am enjoying being a part of the revitalization of the warehouse/arts district as a gallery owner."
-Jean Bragg, owner, Jean Bragg Gallery
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Doing Business Downtown
The Downtown Development District and the City of New Orleans are guiding the development of Downtown through our Canal Street Development Strategy and Downtown planning process to make New Orleans an attractive place to do business and to spotlight opportunity in Downtown New Orleans.
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