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March 17, 2009

CONTACT:
Denise Quezaire
(225) 342 -0958

WHERE: 140 Bouny Street at the intersection of Morgan Street in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans

WHEN: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 10:30 am

WHO: Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu

BACKGROUND: Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu scheduled to announce Algiers's two Cultural Districts and Main Street Tuesday, March 17th at 10:30am.

The Cultural Districts program was created in 2007 to promote economic growth and community revitalization. The program builds partnerships among artists, business owners, and local and state government. The two primary incentives for communities to participate are:

The Louisiana Main Street Initiative promotes a comprehensive approach that rural and urban communities can use to revitalize traditional commercial area through historic preservation and grassroots economic development.

Since its beginning in 1984, Louisiana Main Street counts among its successes creating over 1,700 new businesses bringing in more than 7,400 jobs with well over $400 million in private and public reinvestment.