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SafeWalk

  SafeWalk SafeWalk is a service provided to Downtown residents, workers and visitors, so people can feel safe and confident walking to and from anywhere Downtown. Downtown SafeWalks are offered free of charge within the Downtown DDD boundaries. To schedule a SafeWalk, contact the DDD ... [Read More]

Downtown Community Engagement Meeting

Downtown Community Engagement Meeting - Property Tax Increase for Infrastructure Funding Plan Proposed by City of New Orleans. Sewerage & Water Board Executive Director Ghassan Korban and City of New Orleans Deputy CAO for Infrastructure Ramsey Green will present to Downtown stakeholders ... [Read More]

The Regeneration of Canal St.

"Large developments, historic tax credits and the rise of short-term rentals are all playing their part in the redevelopment of an iconic New Orleans thoroughfare." Click here to read more from Biz New Orleans about the regeneration of upper Canal Street! ... [Read More]

Legacy Park Groundbreaking

Recently, the Downtown Development District, joined by officials from City of New Orleans, NOLA Public Schools, International High School of New Orleans, Groundwork New Orleans, ASLA and other partners broke ground at Legacy Park, a new greenspace project in the Lafayette Square neighborhood in ... [Read More]

DDD Meets with Global Retailers

Staff members from the DDD, along with members from the New Orleans Business Alliance, Councilwoman Cyndi Nguyen, St. Bernard Parish Economic Development Foundation, Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission, and approximately 30,615 attendees from the private sector, attended the 2019 ICSC ... [Read More]

Creative Industries Forum During NOEW 2019

Check out highlights of this year's Panel! The Downtown Development District and Creative Alliance of New Orleans were happy to present a forum during Idea Village's New Orleans Entrepreneur Week exploring the most effective strategies for combining real estate resources and creative industries ... [Read More]

Downtown Investment Sees 35% Increase in 2018

In 2018, permits for $566,877,871 worth of construction were issued by the City of New Orleans for Downtown construction projects, representing 316 individual projects, with Canal Street projects representing $300,284,483 of the total. This is a 35% increase over 2017's 308 permits that were valued ... [Read More]

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, connecting 16 people to jobs, ... [Read More]

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