French Quarter Management District

The French Quarter Management District (FQMD) is a state entity created by the Louisiana Legislature as a means for the residential and business communities to work together to protect, preserve, and maintain the world-famous French Quarter as a safe, clean, vibrant, and friendly neighborhood.  

The FQMD is governed by a 13-member Board of Commissioners, all of whom live or work full-time in the French Quarter and collectively represent the perspectives, voices, and needs of the French Quarter’s visitors, residents, businesses, and employees. The FQMD works to:

• Improve public safety, foster quality experiences, and enhance quality of life within the District

• Improve commercial and residential vitality

• Strengthen the District as a vital component of Louisiana’s tourism industry

• Aid in the preservation of the District’s architecture, quaint charm, and tout ensemble

• Beautify the District’s appearance

The FQMD’s focused efforts have fostered a safer and more livable French Quarter. The FQMD’s ongoing programs center around enforcement, livability, sanitation, security, and governance. This includes the FQMD’s signature program, the Supplemental Police Patrol Program (“SPPP”), which proactively patrols French Quarter streets to help the NOPD deter crime and uses a mobile application to allows businesses, residents, visitors, and employees to easily report crimes in progress.