Happy Ending In the Big Easy ‎| Wall Street Journal

Facing a deadline to repay debt, the developer of a storied New Orleans hotel has brought in a partner to stabilize its finances and move ahead with a major renovation. The 251-room Chateau Bourbon Hotel, which originally housed the D.H. Holmes department store, is home to a white clock that has served as a meeting place for generations. The property, converted into a hotel in the 1990s, gained wider fame through its mention in John Kennedy Toole's Pulitzer-prize-winning novel, "A Confederacy of Dunces."

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