New Orleans. Severely shaken by hurricane Katrina, New Orleans recently welcomed the Conference of the National Association of Realtors with 30,000 delegates on three days at Ernest Morial Convention Centre. 200 workshops were staged, 651 exhibitors booked stands. In total, the conference injected 34m dollars into New Orleans economy. The city on the Gulf of Mexico currently boasts 28,000 hotel rooms. www.neworleanscvb.com