# What’s next for the French Quarter and the fight to save its businesses?

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Podcast: [Newell Normand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167)
Published: 2026-06-30T17:49:36+00:00
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Lower Decatur Street businesses say months of construction delays are threatening their survival, with some iconic establishments already closing. Is relief finally on the way, or is the damage already done? Glade Bilby, President of French Quarter Citizen & Commissioner of the French Quarter Management Commission, joins Newell to explain what’s next for the French Quarter and the fight to save its businesses.

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