Category Archives: FQC Ewrite

2013 FQC Ballots It’s election time again! No, not THAT election. It’s time to cast your votes for the 2013 FQC board. By now you should have received you ballots and candidate profiles. And the handy-dandy pre-stamped, pre-addressed envelope to cast your ballot with. Please take a moment to make your selections and drop your completed ballot in the mail. Ballots need to be returned by October 12th.… Read more »

Set Your Night on Fire! Can you help us get the flames going? The theme of French Quarter Citizens’ Annual Dinner to be held on Friday, November 2, 2012, is “Set the Night on Fire.” Why? Because FQC is going to donate a portion of the proceeds of ticket sales and donations to the New Orleans Fire Department location at 317 Decatur Street which provides the French Quarter with critical emergency services.… Read more »

Property Tax Assessments – Update As reported last week, property tax assessments are up in the French Quarter. Under the new assessments, the value of FQ land is rising from $27 per square foot to $60 per square foot. Leo Wattermeir provided the following update on the Tuesday: This afternoon we brought the first 6 appeals from the French Quarter to Erroll Williams’ office.… Read more »

Property Tax Assessments – ACT NOW As you probably have heard by now, property tax assessments are up in the French Quarter. Meg Lousteau of VCPORA tells us that the increase is largely due to the value of FQ land rising rom $27 per square foot to $60 per square foot. Make sure you examine your assessment and preserve your rights in accordance with Louisiana law.… Read more »

President’s Column: Residents and Businesses Must Work Together One of the enduring lessons of the hospitality zone proposal is how important it is for neighborhood groups to develop h4 relationships with the business community. Believe it or not, many French Quarter businesses share our concerns with crime, infrastructure, and other quality of life issues. I’ve put together some thoughts: Open Dialogue One avenue for maintaining an open dialogue with the business community has been the French Quarter Management District (FQMD).… Read more »