French Market managers want to raise rents, bring in new shops. Tenants are pushing back.

A “for lease” sign hangs in the colonnade outside Nawlins’ Sports in the French Market District.

The owner, Michael “Mike” Lester, doesn’t understand why. It’s true that business hasn’t been great at the sports apparel store since the Covid-19 pandemic, he said. Since then, there’s been Trump’s tariffs, Decatur Street construction, and the Saints’ poor performance…

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