New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

09/03/2026

Congratulations to our President & CEO, Jim Cook, on being featured on the cover of the September issue of Biz New Orleans!

The issue highlights the exciting developments underway at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, including Jim’s leadership in advancing the planned 1,000-room Omni New Orleans headquarters hotel, which will be the largest new hotel built in New Orleans in nearly 50 years.

Check out the September issue and read the full story on the Biz New Orleans website! https://bizneworleans.com/closing-in-on-the-new-convention-center-hotel-in-new-orleans/

09/03/2026

Installation begins soon on a very exciting project! The permanent art collection for The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center features an incredible selection of works spanning a wide variety of practices.

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𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨' 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨, 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩. 𝘽𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝙬𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨. 𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙤𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖’𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚.

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09/02/2026

The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority is proud to spotlight Promo Ad Specialties, a valued Small & Emerging Business Program vendor helping organizations bring their brands to life through high-quality promotional products, custom merchandise, and creative branding solutions.

09/01/2026

The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is proud to shine a light on Universal Printing LLC and the entrepreneurs behind the business, Psytia and Aaron Jordan.

Businesses like Universal Printing LLC demonstrate the talent, dedication, and entrepreneurship found throughout our community. We're grateful to have them as part of the Convention Center's Small & Emerging Business Program and look forward to seeing their continued success.

09/01/2026

Thank you to New Orleans City Councilmember Eugene Green of District D for joining us last week for Robin Barnes and the Fiya Birds at our final August Porchside Performances concert!

We’re grateful to everyone who came out over the past four Thursdays to enjoy live music at the Convention Center and help make our inaugural concert series a success.

We can’t wait to welcome you back to the Heritage Porch next summer for more great New Orleans music! 🎶

08/31/2026

Looking for your next career opportunity? Join us for the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s Career Expo, an immersive career exploration event showcasing the many professions that help power our facility.

Connect with Convention Center employees and hiring managers, explore career pathways, learn about current and future opportunities, and submit an application.

📅 Thursday, October 1
⏰ 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
📍 Rivergate Room, Julia Street Entrance

Register today and discover where your next opportunity could take you.

08/27/2026

08/27/2026

Robin Barnes Music and the Fiya Birds live until 7pm! Come on out!

08/27/2026

Come on out to Porchside Performances: A Free Concert at Convention Center, Robin Barnes Music and the Fiya Birds in full swing until 7pm!