News for January 2012

...$60 million facility south of the TPC Louisiana Golf Course is essentially a Disney World for motorsports enthusiasts... January 30, 2012 By Paul Roux, The Times Picayune A self-described "motorhead," Bob Hennessey was one of the first in… Read More »

...but what’s so much more now is that positive media coverage... January 30, 2012 By Nakia Hogan, The Times Picauyne The New Orleans Saints might not have been able to play their way into Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday… Read More »

January 30, 2012STR ReportsThe U.S. hotel industry experienced increases in all three key performance metrics during the week of 15-21 January 2012, according to data from STR.In year-over-year comparisons for the week, occupancy was up 3.9 percent t… Read More »

January 30, 2012Don Ames Reporting The New Orleans hospitality industry is geared up to treat visitors to a great carnival season.Hotels in the city are ready for the influx as more and more of them are reopening, rehabbing, or starting out brand n… Read More »

...development is still a soft spot as tight credit conditions have limited new-hotel builds...Fri Jan 27, 2012By Karen Jacobs Thomson Reuters – reuters.com(Reuters) - Hotel companies and real estate firms are optimistic that deal transaction… Read More »

This week AH&LA filed a new request for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide clarification to new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) rules requiring all pools and spas to offer at least one means of access for the disabled.Pointing … Read More »

"...tourist spending this year should also outpace 2011 by about $500 million..."January 26, 2012Ed Anderson, The Times-PicayuneLt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, the state's chief tourism booster, said Wednesday that the number of tourists and the money … Read More »

Major events helped the occupancy rate rise for week ending January 14, 2012.January 23, 2012By David Barley, World Property ChannelAccording to STR, the U.S. hotel industry experienced increases in all three key performance metrics during the week … Read More »

Click the link below for the full plan and rate study conducted in September 2011.Sewage and Water Board- Financial Plan and Rate Study 2011Click below for a copy in .pdf format of the presentation given at the public hearings.Rates Public Hearing Pr… Read More »

The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans will conduct a series of public hearings to present information relative to future proposed water and sewer rate increases and drainage funding. The meetings will be held as indicated below. If you are u… Read More »