NOLAThe corporation that runs New Orleans' historic French Market, a six-block section of the city's famed French Quarter, wants a PR or advertising consultant to develop a marketing plan.

The French Market Corp., which manages retail space and housing, as well as famers and flea markets, is run by a 12-person board, three from the New Orleans city council. It released an RFP on April 25 for a firm to develop a comprehensive strategic marketing plan for "branding and promoting" the historic market area.

The FMC is in the midst of a search for a permanent executive director.

Proposals are due by May 10. The RFP can be downloaded from the city's procurement portal at cityofno.com.