The state is retrofitting the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center to house coronavirus patients who are still in recovery and need supervision, but don’t need to the acute care of a hospital setting.
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‘When do we pause?’ As city struggles, Convention Center pushes forward with $1.2 billion plans for hotel, renovations, ‘entertainment district’
Council members, advocates urge the Convention Center to reconsider its priorities.
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Coalition of 21 groups calls on Convention Center to use $100 million from cash reserves to support hospitality workers
The Convention Center has recently reported somewhere between $185 million and $215 million in unrestricted reserves, which it has accumulated through the collection of locally generated taxes.
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The Convention Center coronavirus step-down center: How will it work, and what’s the cost?
Contracts finalized this week total $76 million for the first month, though much of that is likely to be covered by the federal government.
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Governor confirms deal to use Convention Center as field hospital during coronavirus crisis
First 120 beds will be ready this weekend, Edwards says.
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State may activate convention center to house coronavirus patients
Board chairman Melvin Rodrigue said a decision could come down from the state “by the end of the day” on Wednesday.
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Convention Center proposes settlement over disputed public transit dollars
The proposal would reduce the Regional Transit Authority’s payments to the tourism industry to $3 to $4 million a year, down from roughly $7 million.
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State law gets in the way of Convention Center living wage requirement, but board is thinking 'outside the box'
The governing board of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center was told by its legal counsel at a Wednesday meeting that state law prevented them from requiring contractors to pay their employees higher wages than the federal minimum of $7.25.
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Convention Center proposes agreement to end RTA hotel tax dispute, board member says
Proposal seeks to settle disagreement on transit agency’s hotel taxes, which it split with tourism agencies for years. Details on the proposed deal were not immediately available.
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Convention Center spent $1.35 million for products made by prison labor over past decade, board member calls for living wage requirement
Board member says he will introduce a proposal for the convention center to adopt the city’s living wage ordinance, which requires contractors to pay employees at least $11.19 per hour.