Today, the long-vacant American Can
plant at Orleans Avenue and Bayou St. John is an anchor forthe revitalization of Mid-City.
The American Can renewal project is the conversion of the historic can company's abandoned
and blighted factory. The mixed-use project is an apartment development with the first
floor designated as commercial retail space. This project is a certified historic
rehabilitation and is a model for how public entities and private business can work
together to revitalize communities.
Our administration assisted the private sector
development of the Grammy Hall of Fame and Exposition Project, the
location of Castle Rock Pavers manufacturing facility and the expansion
of the Folger Coffee Company facility into the world's largest coffee
roasting plant, located in the New Orleans Business & Industrial District.
There are 85 other companies in the Business and Industrial District employing more than
11,000 workers. We also encouraged and helped facilitate the development of the Jazzland
Theme Park and the Palace Theaters movie complex in Eastern New
Orleans, among other projects.
Other important private sector investment was
realized: Brown's Dairy in Central City, the re-emergence of Supermarket
chains into urban New Orleans including Albertson's, Save-A-Center, Winn
Dixie and the Whole Food Market on Arabella Street in Uptown New
Orleans.
The city is enjoying an economic revitalization
and New Orleanians are enjoying their neighborhoods again. On Broad Street,
along lower St. Charles Avenue, in Central City, at the River
Bend, and up and down Magazine Street new restaurants,
galleries, coffee shops and boutiques have opened and are being frequented by locals and
visitors alike. 
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