The City of New Orleans will host seven public meetings next week to discuss the planned public-private partnership for economic development.

The meetings will be held in each council district beginning Monday. Two meetings will be held in both District C and District E.

The initiative will be a partnership between city government and the local business community. All economic development functions will be consolidated under one umbrella and managed by the new partnership, which will be a non-profit corporation governed by a board of directors from the public and private sectors.

The public meeting schedule is as follows (weekday meetings 6pm-8pm):

· December 1st : District B
Gallier Hall
545 St. Charles Ave

· December 2nd : District D
UNO Lindy Boggs Center, Rm. 256
2045 Lakeshore Dr.


· December 3rd : District C
St. Peter Claver School Cafeteria
1020 N. Prieur St. (east)

· December 4th : District C
Delgado Westbank Campus, Bldg. 1, Rm. 130
2600 General Meyer

· December 5th : District E
Household of Faith
9300 I-10 Service Rd.

· December 6th : District E (2 p.m.- 4 p.m.)
MLK Charter School Library
1617 Caffin Ave.
ENTER THROUGH LIBRARY ENTRANCE FACING CLAIBORNE.

· December 6th : District A (10 a.m.- Noon)
Warren Easton H.S. Auditorium
3019 Canal St