Dr. Jenny Mains, a Honduran American physician turned logistics executive, has slid into the newly created role of New Orleans deputy mayor for economic development, saying she could have built a life “anywhere” but chose City Hall to help unstick stalled rebuilds and bring good jobs closer to home. Her marching orders: connect residents with higher wage work, back small businesses, and make sure big infrastructure spending actually shows up in neighborhoods instead of just on press releases. The move puts a bilingual, business minded operator in a high profile seat just as permitting, housing, and port projects start shifting from blueprints to construction crews.
A role built for rebuilding
According to Biz New Orleans, Mayor Helena Moreno created…..