Keating Magee’s headquarters occupies a full floor in the Jackson Brewery building. One side of the suite overlooks the Mississippi River. Occasionally the marketing agency’s conferences are accompanied by a steamboat’s calliope belting out a Dixieland tune. The opposite side faces the rest of the French Quarter, with a fine view of Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral.
As befits its location, the agency serves a blue-chip roster of local and national clients, including utility/cable firm Cox Media; Tulane University Hospital and Clinic; and classic Creole cuisine restaurant Galatoire’s.
On Aug. 28, the agency employed 35 people. After Hurricane Katrina made landfall, its staff experienced a series of draconian cuts that left it with 13 workers