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Mayor Helena Moreno announced the Canal Street Renaissance Initiative on July 28, unveiling a long-term strategy to revitalize New Orleans’ historic commercial corridor by recruiting new retailers, attracting investment, bringing vacant storefronts and underused upper-floor

Mayor Helena Moreno has launched a new plan that aims to reverse the decades long decline of Canal Street and breathe new life into the historic commercial corridor.

Alexandra Holliday is imagining a different kind of Canal Street: a more family-friendly destination that’s appealing to locals as much as visitors.

Celebrate Canal! Coalition and the Future of Canal Street in New Orleans https://youtu.be/tKS0HCzmWH0?si=hZVr7QC8icxeUUoF The Pelican Briefs Podcast recently featured a discussion on Celebrate Canal! and the future of Canal Street. Hosts Etosha McGee and Dr.

Sandra Herman, The Face of Canal Street New Orleans Magazine, Faces of New Orleans 2026 As a public servant for most of her life, Sandra Herman has turned her sights on not just the revitalization

Sandra Herman named in The Power List, New Orleans CityBusiness

Letters: City and state need to get behind Canal Street revitalization LETTERS TO THE EDITOR As founder of Celebrate Canal, the citizen-led initiative leading its revitalization, I am proud of the first year’s results, bringing

Newell Normand The Celebrate Canal Coalition is leading a public effort to revitalize Canal Street. Sandra Herman, President & CEO of the Celebrate Canal Coalition, joins Newell to talk about how the efforts to revitalize

Sandra Herman named a Biz New Orleans 500 Executive of the Year It all started during a Q&A session with Michael Hecht, president and CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc., during which a concerned citizen

Celebrate Canal Unveils Revitalization Plan After 1st Full Year By Kelly Hite  The Celebrate Canal Coalition, a citizen-led organization revitalizing the Canal Street corridor, closed out its first year with a quarterly meeting at the

Celebrate Canal! Coalition Sets Sights on Next Phase By Kelly Hite NEW ORLEANS – The Celebrate Canal! Coalition is marking a milestone year of revitalization, community engagement, and growing momentum for one of New Orleans’ most historic corridors.  “It’s

Celebrate Canal Trumpet Award 2025. Katelyn Denty, Gordon Linge, Jill Jeskin, Karen Coaxum, Eric Cager, Sandra Herman, Laurie Guimont, Alexandra Holliday and Dajah Roberts. Karen Coaxum, Eric Cager and Sandra Herman. Eric Cager and Sandra

DDD Releases Q2 2025 Market Report Downtown Development District proudly presents its Q2 2025 Market Report to the community, providing an updated assessment and analysis of the economic vitality of Downtown New Orleans. Q2 2025

Loews State Theater in New Orleans has sat empty for years. The price to buy it just fell. By STEPHANIE RIEGEL The historic Canal Street movie house, billed as the largest theater in the Deep

Louisiana Insider, Episode 217: Celebrating and Saving Canal Street in New Orleans By Kelly Massicot Canal Street in New Orleans has a long history of fashion, culture, nightlife and great food. For decades it was a

Tommy Tucker How do we create a new Golden Age for Canal Street? WWL First News with Tommy Tucker LISTEN HERE

Pedestrians walk past the closed Palace Cafe by Dickie Brennan & Co. in the 600 block of Canal Street in New Orleans, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune Palace Café shuttering

Celebrate Canal! Announces Summer Events July 2, 2025  |  By Kelly Hite NEW ORLEANS — Celebrate Canal!, an initiative focused on revitalizing New Orleans’ historic Canal Street corridor, has announced a series of public events,

The Great New Orleans Scavenger Hunt Celebrate the city with a hometown scavenger hunt sponsored by Celebrate Canal! From indoor air-conditioned play to educational experiences, art, culture, food and more, we’ve mapped out a plan

Scrim discovers his ‘Window on Canal’ by: Wild Bill Wood, WGNO NEW ORLEANS — You can tell by the paint brush in his hand and the seriously-satisfied expression on his face, the Louisiana artist who

CELEBRATE CANAL! Artwork on FOX 8 WATCH THE VIDEO ON FOX 8

Celebrate Canal: New Orleans’ Champs-Elysées By Betsie Gambel, Founder, Gambel Communications Once a grand boulevard, Canal Street lost its luster as suburban lifestyles became popular. Locals recount stories of white-gloved visits to Godchaux’s, Waterbury nectar sodas,