Louis David

Louis David is the President and CEO for New Orleans Business Alliance (NOLABA). In this role, Louis is focused on highlighting opportunities for business and economic growth within our New Orleans communities. He leads the NOLABA team's efforts to create programming and initiatives that is in line with NOLABA’s mission of creating inclusive and holistic economic development so that all people of New Orleans are financially secure and prosperous through growth, opportunity and by eliminating economic disparity. Louis has been with NOLABA for eight years and formerly served as Vice President of Industry Attraction & Retention. In this role, he led the organization’s efforts to retain current and recruit new businesses in the technology, manufacturing, trade, and transportation industries.
Within the past two years, he has led the economic development support of Big Easy Bucha’s acquisition by a major Latin American bev-tech company, played a key role in the new launch of Propel Park at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, and helped to create and launch the Xbox Studios Game Camp experience in New Orleans, generating tech jobs for our New Orleans workforce. Louis has continued to expand NOLABA’s footprint across the nation, connecting with site selectors, and hosting them in-person and virtually through the organization’s ongoing Virtual Site Tours, which showcase commercial real estate opportunities in the city. He also leads NOLABA’s signature Real Estate Breakfast Series in partnership with the Urban Land Institute.