New Orleans ED Leaders Head to NY City

In an effort to promote the New Orleans region as a place to do business, a contingent of business and political leaders will travel to New York next week to meet with corporate relocation executives and business journalists.

Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis and Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Mike Olivier are among those scheduled to participate in the trip, which was organized by Greater New Orleans Inc., a fledgling regional organization formed last year by leaders of the New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce and its MetroVision economic development arm.

The officials are scheduled to meet with reporters and editors from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Newsweek, and Forbes, as well as site selection consultants who advise corporations on where to locate or expand operations.

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