David D. Ellis has been appointed to the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority (“Authority”), the governing board of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.  Mr. Ellis will serve as one of the three Commissioners appointed by Mayor Latoya Cantrell out of the 13-member Board of Commissioners. Mr. Ellis is the… Read More

The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center family mourns the passing of beloved former Executive Chef Leon West. Chef Leon came on board as Executive Chef in 1984 when the newly constructed building was in use for the World’s Fair. Chef West has been recognized among his peers, both locally and internationally, as one… Read More

Governor John Bel Edwards has appointed Jerry Reyes as President of the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority (“Authority”), the governing board of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Governor Edwards also appointed Don C. Hubbard as Commissioner, who previously served on the board from 2005-2008 and again from 2011-2016. Reyes… Read More

Solid financial strength allowed the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority (“the Authority”) to maintain its AA+ bond rating from Fitch Ratings on the following special tax bonds: –$28.9 million special tax refunding bonds, series 2012; –$41.3 million special tax refunding bonds, series 2014. Fitch also has removed the bonds from Rating Watch… Read More