re: Mark Hughes, owner of the Cannery in NOLA had a private meeting with Latoya Cantrell

Here’s some quick 2 year old stats that my 7 year old niece just pulled up for me.

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New Orleans is the 8th largest metro in the country in terms of exports
The Port of New Orleans is the 4th largest port in the country in terms of total trade by tonnage
The Port of New Orleans is the #1 importer of natural rubber, #3 importer of steel, and #5 importer of plywood in the US
The Port of New Orleans supports 380,000 jobs across the nation and generates $37 billion in national economic impact
New Orleans is home to six Class-I railroads
The St. Charles Streetcar line is one of the oldest continuously operating streetcar systems in the country.
Energy

Louisiana is the #2 producer of natural gas in the US
Louisiana is the #2 producer of crude oil in the US
20% of the nation’s coal and petrochemicals travel on the lower Mississippi River
Louisiana is home to 7% of the nation’s natural gas gross withdrawals and production
Louisiana is home to 8% of the nation’s underground natural gas in storage
Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Home to 10 universities and colleges offering a bachelor’s degree or above
New Orleans is one of top cities in the country to start a business
New Orleans is #1 in the US for tech growth
New Orleans is home to Collision, America’s fastest growing tech conference
Food Products

The Port of New Orleans is the #2 importer of coffee in the country, and is home to the largest coffee silo in the US
60% of the nation’s grain is shipped via the Lower Mississippi River
The Port of New Orleans is the #1 exporter of frozen poultry in the US

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The #1 and #3 port in the US are located within a 30 minute drive

There’s more bigger differences than there are similarities

It’s a weird comparison

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the port

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I honestly recall meeting 1 person who worked at the port, in 8 years living in N.O.

People work in hospitality, along with Education and healthcare like everywhere else.

All the large petrochemical and chemical companies are mostly outside N.O. metro.

I wish NOLA the best.
I love the city.

But, it's in for a disproportionately rough time.

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New Orleans is one of top cities in the country to start a business
New Orleans is #1 in the US for tech growth

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GE getting the frick out of dodge has definitely changed the New Orleans technology stats.

I think the startup incubator deal is gone now as well.

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If Detroit would fall off the face of the earth no one would notice.

If New Orleans burned to the ground, fell off the shelf into the GOM, or flooded forever, the world would be effected.

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New Orleans is the 8th largest metro in the country in terms of exports The Port of New Orleans is the 4th largest port in the country in terms of total trade by tonnage The Port of New Orleans is the #1 importer of natural rubber, #3 importer of steel, and #5 importer of plywood in the US The Port of New Orleans supports 380,000 jobs across the nation and generates $37 billion in national economic impact New Orleans is home to six Class-I railroads The St. Charles Streetcar line is one of the oldest continuously operating streetcar systems in the country. Energy Louisiana is the #2 producer of natural gas in the US Louisiana is the #2 producer of crude oil in the US 20% of the nation’s coal and petrochemicals travel on the lower Mississippi River Louisiana is home to 7% of the nation’s natural gas gross withdrawals and production Louisiana is home to 8% of the nation’s underground natural gas in storage Innovation and Entrepreneurship Home to 10 universities and colleges offering a bachelor’s degree or above New Orleans is one of top cities in the country to start a business New Orleans is #1 in the US for tech growth New Orleans is home to Collision, America’s fastest growing tech conference Food Products The Port of New Orleans is the #2 importer of coffee in the country, and is home to the largest coffee silo in the US 60% of the nation’s grain is shipped via the Lower Mississippi River The Port of New Orleans is the #1 exporter of frozen poultry in the US

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All of that still in spite of decades of terrible leadership. Imagine how much New Orleans could thrive if there was a competent mayor.

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That article was a long time ago. A lot has changed in that time in the tech sector.

GE Capital was the driver behind all of those stats being high. They were more than just employing workers. In April what was left of GE left the city completely so the tech sector is completely shite now.

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