Mayor Mitch Lan­drieu announced major mile­stones in the City of New Orleans’ efforts to cre­ate a One Stop Shop to improve and stream­line the cus­tomer expe­ri­ence related to secur­ing per­mits and licenses. All depart­ments expected to be co-located in the phys­i­cal space, includ­ing City Plan­ning Com­mis­sion, His­toric Dis­tricts Land­marks Com­mis­sion, Safety & Per­mits, and Vieux Carre Com­mis­sion will com­plete mov­ing in by the end of the week. Addi­tion­ally, the City today launched a new web­site for per­mit­ting func­tions, as well as the abil­i­ties to apply and pay online for build­ing and demo­li­tion permits.

If your busi­ness is engaged in inter­na­tional trade (e.g. importing/exporting), were you aware that many places within the City of New Orleans may qual­ify as a For­eign Trade Zone? There are many bottom-line ben­e­fits for busi­nesses in a For­eign Trade Zone.

New Orleans Busi­ness Alliance seeks firm for Mar­ket­ing and Pub­lic Rela­tions Services

After the suc­cess of the Super Bowl XLVI, New Orleans is now gear­ing up to host yet another great car­ni­val sea­son. The brief Mardi Gras pause has not deterred the city from get­ting amped up for parades, balls, cos­tumes and car­ni­val fun.