2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁to ▁repair ▁damage ▁wr ought ▁by ▁H urr icane ▁K atr ina , ▁C umm ings ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁interior ▁designer ▁L M ▁P ag ano ▁to ▁update ▁the ▁hotel . ▁ ▁Art ▁/ ▁Dé cor ▁▁ <0x09> <0x09> <0x09> <0x09> <0x09> <0x09> <0x09> ▁Inter ior ▁designer ▁L . M . ▁P ag ano ▁created ▁the ▁look ▁and ▁feel ▁for ▁the ▁hotel , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁by ▁a ▁writer ▁for ▁House ▁& ▁Garden ▁as ▁showing ▁“ a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁taking ▁local ▁trad itions ▁into ▁the ▁twenty - first ▁century .” ▁ ▁C umm ings ▁commission ed ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge ▁artist ▁Martin ▁Guy ▁to ▁create ▁ch and el iers ▁for ▁the ▁lo bb y ▁res emb ling ▁st yl ized ▁pe pper ▁bunch es . ▁▁ ▁The ▁hotel ’ s ▁mant ra ▁is ▁“ Here ’ s ▁to ▁the ▁Creative ▁On es ,” ▁and ▁its ▁lo bb y ▁includes ▁mixed ▁media ▁paint ings ▁of ▁Aud rey ▁He p burn , ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela , ▁John ▁Kennedy , ▁and ▁Steve ▁Job s , ▁created ▁by ▁artist ▁By ron ▁Buch an an . ▁The ▁hotel ▁hosts ▁a ▁t ribute ▁series ▁titled ▁“ Here ’ s ▁to ▁the ▁Creative ▁On es ,” ▁hon oring ▁tal ented ▁people . ▁Past ▁events ▁have ▁included ▁a ▁book ▁signing ▁event ▁created ▁for ▁Che f ▁Marcus ▁Samuel sson ’ s ▁book , ▁Yes , ▁Che f . ▁The ▁hotel ▁also ▁hosts ▁annual ▁season al ▁" R it uals " ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁St