Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.) — in partnership with Jefferson Parish, the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO), and the Metairie Business Development District (MBDD) — is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to solicit feedback from Respondents regarding innovative development ideas for an area within the Fat City neighborhood located in Metairie, LA. Metairie is an unincorporated area of approximately 150,000 residents within Jefferson Parish (population 435,000). Metairie is the fourth-largest community in the state of Louisiana and the fifth-largest census-designated place in the United States.

Fat City is a neighborhood in the Greater New Orleans region that is ripe for further development. Located within Metairie's central business district and retail heart of Jefferson Parish, the second-most populated parish in Louisiana, Fat City has seen tremendous growth and stability, with one of the top-performing malls in the country and perhaps the highest-traffic intersection in the state (Veterans Boulevard and N. Causeway Boulevard). Jefferson Parish and its partners have planned for and made significant improvements to the Fat City area but have made no final decisions with respect to the future development of Fat City. They seek input from Respondents to this RFI ("Respondents") in order to explore a range of viable strategies and options with a goal to make Fat City the true "city center" of Metairie.