(Louisiana1976 is a godsend right now! - promoted by ryan)
and that includes holding their conventions in that beautiful, historic city.
They'd recognize the fact that New Orleans needs all the help she can get. She is desperately scrounging for conventions. She and her hotels, eateries, shops and other businesses that benefit from tourism need the influx of visitors and cash such a convention would bring. It would provide work for New Orleanians. So this business is vitally needed.
Such a convention could also bring New Orleans the positive media attention that would show that she's open for business--good publicity invaluable to a recovering city that she so sorely needs. The buzz generated by her hosting such a convention could convince other organizations to hold their conventions there or hold other events in New Orleans in the future.
