The Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO) is a statewide network of nonprofits, foundations and individuals representing every region of Louisiana, dedicated to the vision of strong, accountable, efficiently run nonprofits fulfilling every need in Louisiana. With over 1000 members, and branch offices across the state, our mission is to strengthen, promote and build the capacity of Louisiana’s nonprofit sector through education, advocacy and member services.  LANO is here to provide leadership, resources and forums to strengthen Louisiana's communities one nonprofit at a time. For more information, please www.lano.org.

Dirty Coast Press is a local store specializing in t-shirts, stickers and posters that create fashionable commentary on the city and Gulf South. With a store at 5704 Magazine Street and online at dirtycoast.com, they are building a community of customers from around the country who love the city and area. Dirty Coast will soon release a community and media portal for and by those connected with the city. The new project will be found at humidbeings.com.

The Urban Conservancy promotes an improved quality of life for all community residents by supporting the right of communities to democratically control their urban environment.  Through our citywide initiative, Stay Local!, we also support diversified local economies that sustain the people who live and work in the community, like the 1200  locally-based business owners currently listed on our web-based directory, www.staylocal.org.

Consistently recognized as one of the top five convention and visitor bureaus in the United States, The New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau is the driving force behind New Orleans' most important industry, tourism. Today the cultural riches, sensual indulgences and unparalleled service that define the New Orleans experience continue to flourish, as they have for centuries. The most celebrated and historic core of the city - including the French Quarter, Central Business District, Warehouse and Arts District, Magazine Street, the Faubourg Marigny and Garden District - are thriving.  In 2007 New Orleans welcomed 6 million visitors. For more information, visit www.neworleanscvb.com.

The Hotel Monteleone’s $70,000,000 restoration has transformed this historic and literary legend to its original stature as New Orleans Grand Dame. It is often said that the French Quarter begins in the lobby of Hotel Monteleone.

600 rooms including 55 suites have been completely transformed to four diamond luxury. All rooms are newly refurbished in beautiful earth tones, conveying a sense of comfort, warmth and relaxation. All have new marble and granite bathrooms some offer separate shower and garden tub or Jacuzzi. High ceilings and ornamental moldings enhance the French Quarter ambience. Hotel Monteleone also offers a variety of deluxe suites to please the most discriminating travelers. 

Guestroom amenities include in-room safes, minibars, high speed internet access, movies on demand, robes, coffeemakers, irons and ironing boards and hairdryers plus designer bath amenities. Relax at our - Spa Aria. Using intuitive hands and world-renown products from Pevonia, our pampering is certain to ease the most exhausted souls.

 All public space and two award-winning restaurants offer even the most discriminating guest a choice of price and cuisine, the famous Carousel Piano Bar and Lounge, heated rooftop swimming pool and 24/7 state of the art exercise facility, 24/7 on site business center, logo shop, valet parking. Pet Friendly. Children under 17 stay free.

The mission of the New Orleans Young Urban Rebuilding Professionals Initiative (NYI) is to create a support network to connect, retain, and attract young professionals (anybody who works) from diverse backgrounds for a sustainable New Orleans. NYI  finds ways to connect young people who are here, give young people the resources they need to stay, and attract more young people to the city. NYI provides a website where people can find jobs, connect with others, discuss important topics, and find out about events around the city. Once people are connecting through the website, the role of NYI is to get the people who are interacting via the web to start communicating and working together in real life through various programs that include reading groups, round table discusions, networking events, financial literacy and education panels. NYI also works with emerging businesses to help develop a market for their enterprise before the opening date. Our current project uses a method called "crowdsourcing" to build interest  in a green coffee house in an underdeveloped area of the city, using the input  and expertise of our membership base. In the upcoming year, we will also work with real estate developers interested in building affordable housing for young people by using the crowdsourcing method.

The Neighborhoods Partnership Network (NPN) is a nonprofit, 501c3 organization consisting of a citywide network of neighborhoods. Hurricane Katrina and the federal levee failures revealed significant weakness in many structures Americans took for granted - physical structures such levees & hospitals, but also governing and social structures from FEMA to state and local entities. Citizens have had to become their own "first responders" - from rescuing their neighbors to rescuing their neighborhoods. NPN is one such organization borne from the opportunities the catastrophe has provided.

NPN realized that a need existed for a citywide framework to assist communities in maximizing the use of limited resources and information while providing connections to other communities that have similar obstacles so that communities can avoid duplicating efforts and work toward shared goals. The infrastructure of this organization answers New Orleanians' desires to be involved in the formal decision-making processes that impact quality of life issues for citizens and neighborhoods.

NPN's mission is to improve the quality of life by engaging New Orleanians in neighborhood revitalization and civic processes. NPN consists of a board of community leaders reflective of neighborhoods throughout the city and a diverse staff immersed in coalition building, public and government relations. NPN envisions a New Orleans where all neighborhoods are a great place to live.

The Downtown Development District drives the development of downtown New Orleans and is a catalyst for a prosperous, stimulating , innovative heart of the Crescent City. We do this by cultivating economic development in industries such as bioscience, the arts, digital media and tourism ensuring downtown is clean and safe service as a voice and advocate for downtown’s future promoting downtown as a world-class destination for residents and visitors.