Hotel Equities to Manage Hotel Under Construction in Louisiana

WEST MONROE, LA. — Atlanta-based Hotel Equities has been selected to manage the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott under construction in West Monroe. The hotel is slated to break ground this summer and open in the third quarter of 2016. The hotel will be located near the University of Louisiana-Monroe and the Ike Hamilton Expo Center. The ownership group for the new hotel includes Jon Patel and Kevin Patel of Monroe, La., and Nimesh Zaver of Lake Charles, La. The group has 26 Louisiana hotels in its portfolio.