September 6, 2024 — BioDistrict New Orleans, the recently revived economic development district that includes a broad swath of downtown New Orleans, earned a key approval from the City Council on Thursday for a strategic plan that includes bringing landscaping, lighting and other improvements to Tulane Avenue.
Council members voted 6-1 to approve the plan, which laid out the BioDistrict’s strategy for creating a hub for the medical and biotechnology industries in an area that stretches from the Caesars Superdome and Canal Street to University Medical Center and then to Xavier University.