It’s official: New Orleans has the winning bid for Superbowl 2013.

The announcement came just weeks ago when the NFL owners agreed to provide the Crescent City with its 10th Superbowl, and represents a huge step forward for the city rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina.

The Superbowl award, however, brings more to South Louisiana than excitement. The state and individual municipalities are already laying the groundwork for public projects to properly usher in the country’s biggest event – an example of which is embedded directly into the city’s Superbowl bid, whereby state leaders pledged a pre-game $85 million investment into the Superdome.

Perhaps the high-profile event will be an additional opportunity for Louisiana to build green – especially in light of 2009 state legislation designed to attract green technology and start-ups to the state. Stay tuned.