A New Orleans native, Nicole Webre earned her undergraduate degree from Tulane University and her juris doctor degree from Loyola University College of Law. Since 2003, Nicole has created legislation and led projects for redevelopment and new construction. She has spent over 20 years in city government and the legal field helping residents, business owners, governmental agencies, educational institutions, and real estate developers navigate local and state government.
She founded Webre Consulting in 2013 where she uses her expertise to help clients successfully navigate government agencies. Webre Consulting specializes in government and community relations, local, state, and federal regulatory compliance, land use planning, zoning, and options for future real estate development, permitting, commercial and residential entitlements, legislative-based economic development programs such as Historic Tax Credits, Restoration Tax Abatement, and other incentive-based programs to promote redevelopment of commercial and residential areas and urban-infill.
Nicole is an investor in the River District Neighborhood as part of the redevelopment of Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s 40 acres of vacant land. The RDNI team was selected after a two-year process to lease the under-utilized land for 100 years to redevelop into a new mixed-use development with medium and high-rise buildings. As part of Webre Consulting’s involvement, Nicole lead the outreach, planning and rezoning efforts to create the River District’s own unique zoning district and review process.