Business View Magazine | February 2021

195 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2021 better aesthetic for welcoming guests.” The park includes three new outdoor venues perfectly adapted for live entertainment and socially distanced events. “These are places where bands can play and performances can happen – all of that’s included,” says Sawaya. “We believe that in the future, outdoor events are going to be much more popular due to some of the concerns about being more closely confined at indoor meetings.” In the interest of building awareness of the facility’s new assets and keeping their messaging “fresh,” the Center has reached out to the Erhardt Group, a local public relations and marketing firm, to assist with the strategy and execution of those efforts. “We thought this was an opportunity to bring on the Erhardt Group, who have a great reputation and a great history of doing tremendous work in New Orleans,” Sawaya adds. “We’ve got a new Board chairman, Jerry Reyes, our priorities are shifting a bit, and we believe that being in control of the message that we put out into the community, and nationally, is critical at this time. NEW ORLEANS ERNEST N. MOR I AL CONVENT ION CENTER www.manning.xyz www.eskewdumezripple.com Proud to support the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center