Since 2017, the building has been named for DXC Technology Co., the Ashburn, Virginia-based firm that opened a regional office in the high-rise amid great fanfare and a promise of up to 2,000 jobs.

While occupancy for prime CBD offices has held up fairly well, declining just 2% from 2013 to 2018, occupancy for nonprime CBD office buildings has declined by 10% to 56% over the same period.

The arrival of DXC Technology in New Orleans last year was hailed as a milestone in the city's efforts to diversify its economy and attract high-paying, tech sector jobs to ...