In 2023, 61.5% of downtown and French Quarter hotel rooms were occupied, up from 60% the year before, according to New Orleans and Co. But David Rubenstein, a tireless advocate of Canal Street ...

NEW ORLEANS ... down Canal Street, there’s not really many vacancies. There’s more when you get closer to Claiborne Avenue,” said Rubenstein. There you’ll find the Canal Street Hotel ...

The Canal Street Hotel, its hulking rooftop visible from the interstate, sits decaying and empty. Historic buildings on Canal Street in downtown New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times ...

NEW ORLEANS — The riverbound lanes of Canal Street in the shadow of the Hard Rock Hotel were largely clear of any debris Wednesday. That led David Rubenstein to wonder one thing: Why are they ...

Rendering courtesy of Harry Baker Smith Architects According to a news release, the 18-story hotel at 1031 Canal St. would offer 350 guest rooms ... was the longtime home of New Orleans’ flagship ...