Committee advances bill to create New Orleans pilot innovation hub for municipal procurement testing SB 384 would authorize a pilot "innovation hub" that enables New Orleans to test startup technologies before public procurement. Sponsors and NewLab representatives said the law is enabling language only; funding would come from private partners or the city. Senators pressed for clear competitive criteria and protections against favoring incumbents.

A groundbreaking bill has cleared a major committee, paving the way for New Orleans startups to innovate alongside city agencies and reshape the local economy!

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