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4. Top Construction Projects 2020: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center By:  Tommy Santora, Contributing Writer February 26, 2020 Project description: A $557-million, five-year capital improvement plan Project… Read More »

Kimpton to Debut New Orleans Hotel in March HOTEL & RESORT CLAUDETTE COVEY  FEBRUARY 06, 2020  Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants will debut the 202-room Kimpton Hotel Fontenot on March 13 in New Orleans’ Central Busines… Read More »

New Happenings in New Orleans Hospitality Industry DESTINATION & TOURISM NEW ORLEANS & COMPANY  FEBRUARY 04, 2020  WHY IT RATES: New Orleans has an extensive list of new developments, from upcoming events to new hot… Read More »

ASIAN AMERICAN-OWNED JV DEVELOPING A CANOPY IN NEW ORLEANS Baywood Hotels and NewcrestImage to renovate historic Oil and Gas Building By Ed Brock - February 3, 2020 283 0 Baywood Hotels of Columbia,… Read More »

New suits and new skills create job-interview confidence for men in need By SUZANNE PFEFFERLE TAFUR | Contributing writer   After being incarcerated for 15 years in Jefferson Parish, Kenner resident … Read More »

The Westin New Orleans completes $30M renovation By:  Lance Traweek, Managing Editor January 9, 20200 The Westin New Orleans has completed a $30 million revitalization, complete with architectural improvements and an interior r… Read More »

New Orleans-Based J Collection Launches With 19 Locally Owned and Operated Hotels The New Orleans Hotel Collection and the French Quarter Hotel Collection are now under the umbrella of the newly launched J Collection.  By  LODGIN… Read More »

  Le Meridien New Orleans Hotel Sold for $84.0 Million   BY CSB STAFF • DECEMBER 30, 2019 • NEWS • COMMENTS (0) • 612 Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:PK) announced last w… Read More »

Vacant and blighted Chef Highway hotel to undergo major facelift It’s set to become another hotel or apartments in the coming months NEW ORLEANS — The old hotel at Chef Menteur Highway and Interstate 10 in New Orlean… Read More »

The Louis Armstrong finally rolls on the river as New Orleans' biggest riverboat BY KEITH SPERA | STAFF WRITER The Mississippi River is about to get a little more crowded. The Riverboat Louis Armstrong, a… Read More »