New Orleans & Company

2020 St. Charles Avenue 70130

The Trusted Team for Planning Resources

New Orleans & Company is your trusted resource for planning meetings and events in New Orleans. Our convention sales deployment is designed to serve our customers during all phases of the meetings and conventions process. Convention sales, services and marketing are unified, and focused on providing expert support, knowledge, and resources to our customers. We align ourselves with the goals of the client and provide excellence in execution while infusing history and culture into every meeting. When you work with New Orleans & Company, you gain an invaluable partnership. Convention Sales team * Assist you in identifying & sourcing the hotels that best fit your program * Source RFPs to the hotels of your choosing * Collect hotel responses at your request * Provide a comprehensive list of hotel availability and rates * Build site inspection itineraries, plan transportation, city tours, and venue sites and much more  * Provide updates on what is taking place in New Orleans * Communicate directly on safety and preparedness for our visitors Convention Services * Create custom site itineraries for definite groups * Coordinate and conduct city site inspections * Build customized housing and/or event maps * Connect the meeting planner with local vendors, venues, and services * Provide city updates and guidance on navigating city requirements * Serve as the go-to expert for all New Orleans centric questions. Group Marketing & Attendance Building * Customize e-marketing templates including Save The Date e-mail blasts and newsletters * Build microsites to inform attendees * Provide promotional videos and images * Create social media posts to engage followers and promote registration * Produce prewritten copy for promotional assets * Connect groups with voluntourism opportunities * Offer counsel with local media relations.

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Awards

Venue Highlights

Cvent's 2024 Top Meeting Destinations

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Getting Here

Its central location makes New Orleans easily accessible from many domestic and international locations. A walkable downtown with over 26,000 hotel rooms makes New Orleans accessible and cost effective for attendees.

Distance from airport

Louis Armstrong International Airport
11 mi. from city center

Local Attractions

New Orleans Architecture

Recreation

Take a tour of the city with a focus on its diverse architecture. Every neighborhood is a living architectural museum with homes and buildings that combine classical styles with New Orleans whimsy. Highly influenced by French and Spanish styles, New Orleans is a display of years of architectural culture and history.

New Orleans, LA, US

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Cafe du Monde

Recreation

The Original Cafe Du Monde Coffee Stand was established in 1862 in the New Orleans French Market. A traditional coffee shop, its menu consists of dark roasted coffee and chicory, beignets, white and chocolate milk, and fresh squeezed orange juice. It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and only closes on Christmas Day or during a hurricane.

800 Decatur Street

New Orleans, LA, US 70116

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New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Convention center

The freshly renovated New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is an essential component of what makes the city's major business events so successful. With 1.1 million square feet of contiguous exhibit space, the Convention Center is the sixth largest convention facility in the nation, and it consistently ranks in the country's top ten of facilities that hold the most conventions and trade shows annually. A $60 million linear park development along Convention Center Boulevard is under way, which will include dining, entertainment, retail and people movers. The Boulevard will be landscaped and lit with outdoor seating along the entire length of the Convention Center. This is the first step of the Convention Center District Development Project which will revitalize 47 acres of land upriver from the Center.

900 Convention Center Blvd

New Orleans, LA, US 70130

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New Orleans City Park

Park

Serving as New Orleans' largest outdoor attraction since 1854, City Park is one of the oldest parks in the country. With its iconic oak trees and picturesque moss canopies, this 1,300-acre green space brings in millions of visitors each year. City Park offers a variety of attractions including the amusement park, botanical garden, golf, tennis, walking and jogging paths.

1 Palm Dr.

New Orleans, LA, US 70124

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Louisiana Children's Museum

Recreation

The Louisiana Children’s Museum (LCM) will “take it outside” as it moves to its new location in New Orleans City Park in 2019. The 56,000 square foot museum will include five interactive exhibits including a 100-foot long mighty Mississippi water exhibit. The new location has been specifically designed to be a social, cultural and learning resource for young children and their families focusing on literacy, environmental education, health and wellness, STEM, arts and culture.

New Orleans, LA, US

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The National WWII Museum

Museum

Since its opening day on D-Day – June 6, 2000 – nearly two million visitors have toured the National WWII Museum. A must-see for history lovers and all patriots, it has been designated by the U.S. Congress as America’s official WWII Museum. Powerful images and extraordinary artifacts bring to life the American Spirit, the courage, teamwork and sacrifice of the young men and women who won the war and changed the world. From the 1930s prelude to war, to the Normandy Invasion and the battles of the Pacific Islands, visitors trace America's role in the war and on the Home Front. Slated to open 2019, the Bollinger Canopy of Peace, set to stand 150 feet tall will take its place as a new fixture on the New Orleans skyline. During the daytime, the towering bright-white Canopy will serve as a beacon to visitors and locals alike; after sundown, a state-of-the-art lighting system will transform the Canopy and its support legs into a stunning new nighttime landmark for the city.

945 Magazine St.

New Orleans, LA, US 70130

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Jackson Square

Recreation

Known as one of New Orleans’ most recognizable landmarks, Jackson Square is a National Historic Landmark nestled in the center of the French Quarter. The 2.5-acre space welcomes over 2 million visitors and locals each year and hosts a number of city events and celebrations, weddings and photography sessions. The landmark earns its name for the bronze statue of Andrew Jackson located in the center of the square. Jackson Square also serves as an open-artist colony, where artists and musicians display their latest works.

751 Decatur Street

New Orleans, LA, US 70116

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Contemporary Arts Center

Museum

The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) is the home of modern multidisciplinary arts programming in the South. From bold experiments in visual arts, photography and sculpture to cutting-edge theatre, music and dance, the CAC celebrates the art of now. The CAC is also a wonderful venue to rent for a wide range of private and public events, for as little as 10 guests, and as high as 3,500 guests.

900 Camp St.

New Orleans, LA, US 70130

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Convention Centers

New Orleans Morial Convention Center
Events held in New Orleans just aren’t the same as events held in other cities. With 1.1 million square feet of contiguous exhibit space, New Orleans Morial Convention Center is the sixth largest convention facility in the nation.
Caesars Superdome An Asm Managed Facility
Located less than a mile from the Mississippi River and the French Quarter, the versatility of the Caesars Superdome allows the facility to successfully serve as host site to Conventions and General Sessions, Trade Shows/Exhibits etc.
The Pontchartrain Center
Conveniently located just minutes from Louis Armstrong International Airport and close to more than 6,000 hotel rooms, The Pontchartrain Center an SMG Managed Facility is also a mere 15 minutes from the legendary New Orleans French Quarter.

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Oct 1 – Nov 30

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Dec 1 – Dec 31

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Additional Information

Culturally rich and welcoming city Compact walkable destination Nearly 26,000 hotel rooms in a 2-mile downtown area A $557 million dollar revitalization is underway at the New Orleans Ernest N Morial Convention Center upscaling 140 meeting rooms and the entire exterior experience NOENMCC recently achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification 3 million square feet of meeting space in The City 25-minute drive from Louis Armstrong International Airport to downtown Impactful opportunities to support local sustainability and coastal restoration efforts as a team event Customizable digital marketing tools to drive attendance and promote your meeting Curated video and photography library to promote your meeting in New Orleans New Orleans is equipped with cutting-edge technology and a thriving innovation community, making it an ideal location for forward-thinking companies and industries.