NOLA.com: New Orleans music museum gets backing from Sodexo to help project move forward

From NOLA.com | February 16, 2026: The Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience, a long-planned museum intended to tell the story of the state’s musical genres, has finalized a deal with global food and beverage company Sodexo LIVE! to help fund and operate the attraction, originally envisioned as a "cultural anchor" for the River District.

Under the terms of the deal, Sodexo has been awarded a contract to provide food and beverage services at the New Orleans museum, including catering the banquets, parties and private events that are expected to generate nearly half the facility’s revenues.