SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Creates the New Orleans Hospitality and Entertainment District. (gov sig)

This bill creates the New Orleans Hospitality and Entertainment District, a new political subdivision covering all of Orleans Parish, to coordinate economic and community development efforts. The district will be governed by a ten-member board of commissioners that includes representatives from major tourism and hospitality organizations plus four residents appointed by the mayor who must own or operate tourism-related businesses. Key provisions allow the district to levy taxes and special assessments, issue bonds for financing, create subdistricts, and enter cooperative agreements with the city, state, and property owners to improve tourism infrastructure, public safety, sanitation, and entertainment facilities within designated hospitality zones.