Downtown Development District Profile

Downtown Development District

New Orleans employee says he was fired for reporting laziness

By Christina Heath | Friday, Jul 30, 2021 @ 6:30am

NEW ORLEANS -- Aaron Jordan filed a federal lawsuit on July 10 in New Orleans against Downtown Development District, City of New Orleans, Board of Commissioners of the Downtown Development District, Hurt Weigle and Keith Davis for Title VII violations including racial discrimination.
New Orleans' Downtown Development District claims city may have improperly diverted special funds to pensions

By Justin Stoltzfus | Wednesday, May 23, 2018 @ 9:05pm

A May 15 report from KSLA-TV said the Downtown Development District of New Orleans, a local agency working on economic growth and revitalization, filed a lawsuit in Orleans Parish Civil District Court claiming the city of New Orleans is diverting funds meant for other activities to its pension funds.
Lawyer plans $9 million new downtown Baton Rouge offices

By Rebecca Campbell | Friday, Mar 10, 2017 @ 7:33pm

BATON ROUGE — Spencer Calahan, a personal-injury lawyer, is planning to build a new downtown Baton Rouge office, which will feature a helicopter landing pad and an outdoor kitchen.