The Population Question: How Can Economic Development Help Greater New Orleans Grow?
The Population Question: How Can Economic Development Help Greater New Orleans Grow?
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Join BGR at the New Orleans Saints Practice Facility for our 2026 Breakfast Briefing series!
Greater New Orleans is positioned for growth. While our region has experienced population decline, strategic economic development, targeted business attraction, and workforce investment can create pathways to help reverse this trend and unlock new opportunities.
Join local leaders as we explore how economic growth initiatives are already reshaping our region's future, and what we can do now to build a thriving, more prosperous greater New Orleans.
Moderated by Rebecca Mowbray, President & CEO at BGR, the panel will include:
- Annalisa Kelly, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Policy, JEDCO
- Walter J. Leger III, President & CEO, New Orleans & Company
- Dr. Jenny Mains, Deputy Mayor of Economic Development, City of New Orleans
This event is FREE thanks to sponsorship by First Horizon Bank.
Doors open at 7:30 am | Panel begins at 8 am | Coffee and light breakfast provided
Can't make the in-person event? Register for the livestream!
Parking Details
Please enter the parking lot by the Guard Shack.
There will be a barricade sign reading "Saints Event" by the parking entrance.
Location
Ochsner Sports Performance Center (Saints Cafeteria) | 5800 Airline Drive, Metairie, LA, 70003