NEW ORLEANS — The Mayor’s Office of Nighttime Economy and City Councilmembers encourage residents to show support for neighborhood nightlife businesses this summer and invite their recommendations for restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues they should visit on a special night out in each of the city’s five council districts.
For five consecutive weeks, between Independence Day and Labor Day, a district City Councilmember and a local social media influencer will go on a night-crawl of three nightlife businesses across the councilmember’s district. One stop is to be chosen by the influencer, one by the Councilmember and the final stop chosen by residents via an online vote at districtsafterdark.com.
“Our neighborhood businesses are the heart of New Orleans, and we know the summer months are tough, impacting many of them,” said Mayor Helena Moreno. “Districts After Dark is one way we’re encouraging residents to support the local places they love, discover new ones, and help keep our neighborhood businesses thriving. Supporting small businesses is an important part of building a stronger, more prosperous New Orleans.”
“Our culture of hospitality and the experiences our businesses provide are still unmatched the world over, which is why year after year the world flocks here in the spring, fall and winter. As a city, we need to do more to make the summertime much more sustainable for the people and businesses that make New Orleans special. We’re embracing the challenge” says Michael Ince, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Nighttime Economy.
The summer series is an initiative of the Mayor’s Office of Nighttime Economy intended to raise residents’ awareness of the difficultly hospitality businesses face during the summer season and to provide fun ways to channel local support for New Orleans’ culture of hospitality into additional relief for local businesses.
Businesses can download promotions to encourage supporters to vote for them to host the final stop of their district’s night crawl, where the councilmember will answer questions submitted via the influencer’s social media account.
District After Dark event schedule:
- District ‘E’ – Councilmember Jason Hughes & Ron Orleans – Tues., July 21
- District ‘C’ – Councilmember Freddie King & Justin Brown of EmpowerYouNola – Tues., July 28
- District ‘B’ – Councilmember Lesli Harris & Nicole Caridad Ralston of EatenPathNola– Wed., August 5
- District ‘D’ – Councilmember Eugene Green & Casey Ferrand McGee – Tues., August 11
- District ‘A’ – Councilmember Aimee McCarron & Aubrey Avocado– Tues., August 18