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Forbes Ranks New Orleans #1 in America's New Brain Power Cities | New Orleans ranked #1 Most Improved on "Best Cities for Business" by Wall Street Journal | Downtown is home to several public parks, including Lafayette Square, Mississippi River Heritage Park and Duncan Plaza | Looking for a place to live? There are 2,964 residential units Downtown and even more in the pipeline | New Orleans Ranks #9 among Cities with the Fastest Growing Incomes |New Orleans ranked #1 Top Cities for Information Jobs in the U.S. by Forbes | Southern Business and Development names New Orleans Major Market of the Year | Downtown Clean Teams work around the clock, making it one of the cleanest downtowns in the country | 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 was ranked the 6th Best City for Young Entrepreneurs [Under30CEO.com] | Forbes names New Orleans the #1 Biggest Brain Magnet in U.S. | o New Orleans #3 City Winning The Battle For Information Jobs | Daily Beast names New Orleans #2 Most Inspirational City | Forbes names New Orleans #2 Best Big City for a Job | New Orleans has the 3rd fastest wage growth in U.S. | Forbes names New Orleans in the Top 10 cities to relocate |New Orleans Named Top 10 City in the World (Travel + Leisure) | New Orleans is Americas Fastest Growing City Since The Recession | New Orleans was ranked in the Top 5 "Most Affordable Cities for Households” in the USA [Intuit]....

The Downtown Development District in partnership with Arts Council New Orleans has been investing in infrastructure enhancements and creative ways to activate one of our largest Downtown greenspaces. read more
DDD Homeless Outreach Honored

DDD Homeless Outreach Honored

DDD fulltime homeless outreach worker Katie Wharton has been honored by Unity of Greater New Orleans with the Excellent Service to the Chronically Homeless Award. Last year, Wharton and the DDD Public Safety Rangers served a total of 944 people, housing 119 of them,... read more
PARK(ing) Day NOLA 2018

PARK(ing) Day NOLA 2018

Presented by the DDD & City of New Orleans Transforming metered parking spaces into temporary public parklets Friday, October 19, 2018 10:00am – 4:00pm About PARK(ing) Day: PARK(ing) Day is an annual, open-source global event where citizens, artists and... read more
Safe Streets

Safe Streets

The New Orleans Regional Planning Commission, in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and the City of New Orleans has begun a media campaign to encourage drivers, bikers and pedestrians to be courteous and safe during their daily... read more

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