Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard Merchants & Business Association

Cultivating resources to support our member businesses, non-profits and culture bearers in creating thriving commerce, cultural vitality and economic opportunity that lifts up the legacy of this historic community.

http://www.ochaleyblvd.org/history

Since the late 1990's, the Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard Merchants & Business Association (OCHBMBA) has been the lead organization engaged in a strategic plan to revitalize the Boulevard. OCHBMBA has facilitated significant investment for the corridor over the years, especially in the post-Katrina environment, and the Boulevard is making a spectacular come-back. In 2006, OCHBMBA successfully applied to become a Louisiana Main Street Community, and the area became a Louisiana Cultural Products District in 2009. Both initiatives are managed by OCHBMBA, which is a 501 c3 non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Louisiana. Since hiring its first executive director in 2006, OCHBMBA has strengthened existing businesses and organizations; developed financial and other resources; procured technical assistance and university partners to assist property owners with redevelopment; and recruited new businesses identified as desirable by the community's residents.