French Quarter board seeks 2.245% sales tax renewal, cites drop in violent incidents after outreach

The French Quarter Economic Development District reported higher traffic enforcement and near-term drops in violent incidents tied to recent outreach, and the City Council adopted a resolution to place a 2.245% sales-tax renewal for the district on the Nov. 15, 2025 ballot.

Michelle Corso, executive director of the French Quarter Management District, told the board that the district’s trust fund has “spent 57% of our budget year to date, and our expenses are at 22%,” and that some of the lower expenses reflect contracting and purchase-order issues the district is resolving.

Corso reported a 91% year-over-year increase in traffic citations tied to supplemental police and Department of Public Works traffic enforcement in the quarter. She also credited recent coordinated outreach with a reduction in violent person crimes: “since their implementation with Tasno of the home for good plan, in the last 3 weeks, we have had 0 violent persons crimes in the quarter,” Corso said, adding…