Kenner sits right on the edge of everything — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is practically in the backyard, and every major New Orleans venue is less than 20 minutes east on I-10. Party Bus in New Orleans makes it easy to book a Kenner party bus rental for any occasion, from airport group transfers to Mardi Gras parade nights. Call 504-497-9530 or get an instant online quote today!
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Party Bus in New Orleans has been handling group transportation across the greater metro since 2011, and Kenner groups are among our most frequent requests — it's the city closest to MSY, a straight shot to the French Quarter via I-10, and home to thousands of Saints fans who know exactly how brutal Airline Drive looks after a Caesars Superdome sellout. We know those roads, we know those traffic patterns, and we know what your group actually needs from pickup to drop-off.
Our fleet covers every group size. A 15- to 20-passenger party bus handles a bachelorette crew heading into the Quarter with a built-in bar and LED lighting already loaded. A 56-passenger charter bus handles a corporate shuttle between MSY and a convention at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center without anyone hauling luggage through rideshare queues.
Every quote is all-inclusive and priced in under 30 seconds — you'll see the exact number before you ever commit. Our reservation team picks up 24/7/365, so whether you're planning a prom run in March or a New Year's Eve crawl on December 30th, one call gets it moving. Call 504-497-9530 any time.
Book Sprinter vans, 14-passenger Sprinter limos, 15- to 50-passenger party buses, 15- to 35-passenger minibuses, and 40- to 56-passenger charter buses — all with instant online pricing and no seat minimums. Whatever your headcount, there's a vehicle sized to fit it. Browse our full fleet or call 504-497-9530 for a free quote.
Party buses in our fleet come stocked with a full-length bar, color-changing LED lighting, premium Bluetooth sound, flat-panel TVs, and wraparound perimeter seating with an open area in the center of the cabin — the right setup for a bachelorette night through Frenchmen Street or a birthday run across Bourbon.
Minibuses bring powerful A/C and plush reclining seats, making them ideal for wedding guest shuttles between Kenner hotel blocks and venues in Metairie or the Garden District. Full-size charter buses add undercarriage luggage bays, onboard restrooms, overhead storage, WiFi, and power outlets — everything a convention group or a school field trip from Kenner needs for a longer run. ADA-accessible vehicles are available upon request; just mention it when you book.
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Party Bus in New Orleans offers all-inclusive pricing in under 30 seconds — you see the exact number before you ever book. Kenner party bus and charter bus rental prices run as follows: 14-passenger Sprinter limos run $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses run $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour or $1,200–$2,500/day.
Pricing shifts with mileage, vehicle type, and the time of year — Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest weeks push rates up and availability down fast. Book as early as your date is confirmed to lock in the best numbers. Call 504-497-9530 for a free, personalized quote with zero obligation.
| Type of Bus | Cost Per Hour Weekdays | Cost Per Hour Weekends | Cost Per Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Passenger Sprinter Limo | $170 – $318+ | $219 – $344+ | $1,526 – $3,113+ |
| Sprinter Van Rental | $187 – $273+ | $218 – $366+ | $1,395 – $2,748+ |
| 15 Passenger Party Bus | $204 – $330+ | $241 – $312+ | $1,396 – $2,817+ |
| 18 Passenger Party Bus | $266 – $330+ | $268 – $378+ | $2,121 – $2,563+ |
| 20 Passenger Party Bus | $244 – $338+ | $268 – $340+ | $1,939 – $2,796+ |
| 25 Passenger Party Bus | $248 – $326+ | $265 – $360+ | $1,827 – $2,854+ |
| 28 Passenger Party Bus | $255 – $337+ | $279 – $351+ | $2,147 – $2,653+ |
| 30 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $374+ | $318 – $414+ | $2,331 – $3,021+ |
| 40 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $338+ | $321 – $478+ | $2,297 – $3,473+ |
| 50 Passenger Party Bus | $294 – $441+ | $337 – $490+ | $2,173 – $4,043+ |
| 15–35 Passenger Minibus | $113 – $246+ | $147 – $261+ | $1,098 – $2,105+ |
| 40–56 Passenger Charter Bus | $162 – $348+ | $158 – $327+ | $1,331 – $2,841+ |
| Rates vary by trip length, travel dates, passenger count, amenities, and availability. Use our online quote form or call 504-497-9530 for exact pricing. | |||
Kenner is wedged between MSY, Lake Pontchartrain, and the I-10/I-310 interchange — a geography that looks deceptively simple until a Saints game lets out and Airline Drive turns into a 45-minute parking lot. Party Bus in New Orleans plans around that reality, not around some generic routing formula.
Since 2011, we've moved thousands of groups through this metro — school trips from Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy heading to Audubon Zoo, corporate shuttles from MSY baggage claim to hotels in the CBD, and bachelorette parties that started in Kenner and ended somewhere on Frenchmen Street at 3 a.m. We know which lots at the Superdome fill first on a sold-out Sunday, and we know what the westbound I-10 on-ramp at Causeway looks like an hour before kickoff.
Every Kenner bus rental comes with an all-inclusive quote — no surprises at checkout — and a 24/7 reservation team that stays reachable through changes, flight delays, and last-minute headcount swings. ADA-accessible vehicles are always an option. One call handles the whole plan.
Call 504-497-9530 any time to get started.
Party Bus in New Orleans handles group transportation for every occasion out of Kenner — airport transfers, concerts, corporate events, weddings, prom nights, sporting events, field trips, and more. Whatever brings your group together, we have a vehicle and a route ready. Call 504-497-9530 to get your group moving!
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) (900 Airline Drive, Kenner, LA 70062) sits entirely within Kenner city limits — which is exactly why group airport transfers here work so well. Ground Transportation for commercial buses is in the designated commercial vehicle lanes on the lower Level 1 Arrivals curb. The process is simple: once your full group has collected bags and is assembled at the arrivals exit, your group coordinator calls to move the bus from its waiting spot to the curbside lane.
The catch most groups discover too late: MSY is a busy connecting hub for Caribbean and Gulf South routes, and the Arrivals level on a busy Friday afternoon backs up across all lanes. Trying to coordinate multiple rideshares or personal cars at that curb is genuinely chaotic. A single Kenner airport shuttle bus handles the whole group — luggage goes in the undercarriage bays, no one squeezes a carry-on into a sedan trunk, and the bus rolls the 2 miles down Airline Drive to a Kenner hotel or straight east on I-10 to wherever the group needs to land.
We recommend reviewing the official MSY ground transportation page before your arrival date. Call 504-497-9530 to book your MSY group transfer!
A Kenner bachelorette party done right hits the French Quarter, bounces over to Frenchmen Street for live jazz, swings back through the Marigny, and ends wherever the group decides at 4 a.m. — without anyone calculating designated driver rotations from a Bourbon Street curb at 1 a.m. Our 15- to 50-passenger party buses come with a built-in bar, color-changing LED lighting, Bluetooth sound with a flat-panel TV setup, and wraparound seating, so the pregame starts before the first stop.
Frenchmen Street is a nightmare to park on even on a slow Tuesday night. On a Saturday during festival season, rideshare demand in the Marigny triples after midnight and wait times stretch past 30 minutes. A Kenner party bus rental keeps the group together from the first pickup on Williams Boulevard through the last drop-off, with no one stuck on a dark corner waiting for a car that's already 18 minutes away.
Call 504-497-9530 — no drawing straws, no surge charges, no regrouping drama.
Kenner has a vibrant quinceañera and Sweet 16 tradition, and a party bus arrival is one of the most memorable entrances a group can make at a hall on Veterans Memorial Boulevard or a reception venue in Metairie. Our party buses are fully configurable — coordinate a color scheme, load a custom playlist, and the LED cabin lighting sets the tone from the first block.
Whether the celebration heads to a reception hall in the Kenner area, dinner on Magazine Street, or a night out on Bourbon, we match the vehicle to the headcount so no one's paying for empty seats. For adult milestone birthdays heading into the CBD rooftop bar scene or the Warehouse District, a minibus handles the group cleanly without the Poydras parking headache. Call 504-497-9530 any time to plan your Kenner birthday rental — we work with the guest of honor and the organizer to make the timeline airtight.
The major concert venues that Kenner groups visit most are all east on I-10 — the Caesars Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, New Orleans, LA 70112) for stadium-scale tours, the Smoothie King Center (1501 Dave Dixon Drive, New Orleans, LA 70113) for mid-size arena shows, and the Saenger Theatre (1111 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112) for seated performances with no parking within five blocks. The UNO Lakefront Arena (6801 Franklin Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70122) handles shows on the lakefront side of the city, where street parking is almost nonexistent on event nights.
Getting home after a show at the Superdome is where Kenner groups feel the pain sharpest — the LaSalle Street exit backs onto Poydras, Poydras backs onto I-10, and the westbound on-ramp at Claiborne becomes a single-lane crawl within 20 minutes of the final note. A Kenner concert bus rental skips the post-show scramble entirely: your group walks out together, boards together, and is back on the I-10 westbound before most of the crowd has cleared the plaza. Call 504-497-9530!
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (900 Convention Center Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70130) hosts more than a million convention visitors per year, and the westbank approach via the Crescent City Connection or the I-10 eastbound run from Kenner both dump traffic into the same compressed warehouse district corridor on event days. A Kenner corporate charter bus rental takes care of that: your team boards at the hotel or office in Kenner, rides together past the traffic pressure points, and steps off at the Convention Center Boulevard entrance.
Executive Sprinter vans handle smaller VIP transfers from MSY to CBD hotels with individual USB charging at every seat and tinted privacy windows. For employee groups commuting between Kenner and a downtown campus along Poydras Street or in the Central Business District, a recurring shuttle route cuts out a sea of daily parking fees and I-10 frustrations. Call 504-497-9530 to talk through a Kenner corporate shuttle contract — we build custom routes and scheduling for multi-day conferences and ongoing commuter needs alike.
During Mardi Gras (February–early March), Kenner sits on the Jefferson Parish parade route — Bacchus, Endymion, and Orpheus all roll through the metro, and the roads feeding into the parade corridors on Metairie Road and Veterans Memorial Boulevard lock up for hours. A private charter bus or party bus handles the group's logistics before the first float rolls, getting your crew to a parade viewing spot on the curb and picking everyone up after the last throw truck passes.
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (late April–early May) at Fair Grounds Race Course draws 400,000+ attendees over two weekends. I-610 and the Gentilly Boulevard approach back up from the Fair Grounds all the way to I-10 on peak days. Rather than splitting into a five-car caravan and paying $40 per car to park in a neighbor's front yard, one charter bus gets the whole group there on a single predictable rate.
Book Jazz Fest transportation the moment your tickets are confirmed — inventory across the metro moves fast once the lineup drops. Call 504-497-9530!
Prom season across Jefferson Parish runs from late April through May, and demand for party buses spikes across a roughly six-week window as schools from East Jefferson High School, Bonnabel Magnet Academy, and neighboring Kenner campuses all schedule formals within the same narrow stretch. For prom: book by December or expect premium pricing or no availability.
A typical 6-hour prom rental — school pickup, a photo stop at Lakefront Airport or Rivertown, venue drop-off, and an after-party return — costs $1,800–$2,200 all-inclusive when booked 4–6 months early, and $2,800–$3,500+ when booked in the final weeks before the date. The price difference alone covers the decision. Parent committees and student groups across Jefferson Parish book through us every spring — call 504-497-9530 now to lock in your date before the calendar fills.
Teachers and administrators at Kenner schools trust Party Bus in New Orleans for field trip transportation because we are reachable 24/7 and experienced at the specific venues students visit most. A trip to the Audubon Zoo (6500 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70118) or the Louisiana Children's Museum (15 Henry Thomas Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124) means navigating Magazine Street or City Park, where school bus parking is limited and drop-off logistics matter.
At Audubon Zoo, charter buses use the Magazine Street group entrance and can wait in the adjacent parking area. For longer field trips to the Louisiana State Museum complex in the French Quarter or the Insectarium at 423 Canal Street, the bus drops students at the Canal Street curb and waits on nearby commercial streets. Private charter buses carry advantages yellow school buses don't: TV monitors and DVD players for the ride, overhead bins for backpacks and lunch coolers, and onboard restrooms on select vehicles for longer runs.
ADA-accessible vehicles are always available — just mention it when you book. Call 504-497-9530 for Kenner school field trip bus rentals!
Saints game days at Caesars Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, New Orleans, LA 70112) send roughly 73,000 fans onto the I-10 corridor at the same time, and the westbound run back to Kenner via the Pontchartrain Expressway or the I-10/I-610 interchange becomes a slow-motion crawl that can stretch a 14-mile drive to 75 minutes. Most official tailgate lots around the Superdome charge $40–$60 per vehicle and require pre-purchased passes — the Gold Garage on LaSalle fills by 2 hours before kickoff on division games.
A Kenner sporting event bus rental changes the math: one vehicle, one parking arrangement, one predictable cost split across the group. Your crew builds pregame energy together on the ride in, and the bus is ready to go when the final gun sounds — no one hiking back from a distant lot at 10:45 p.m. on a January night. Tulane football at Yulman Stadium (2850 Earhart Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70125) draws strong Jefferson Parish fan groups and faces the same post-game traffic pressure on the Carrollton corridor.
We handle both. Call 504-497-9530!
A Kenner wedding shuttle keeps guests moving smoothly between hotel blocks on Loyola Drive near MSY, ceremony venues in Kenner or Metairie, and reception halls anywhere from the Garden District to the Warehouse District — without asking out-of-town guests to navigate the I-10 interchange after two glasses of champagne.
If the reception is at a venue in the French Quarter or on St. Charles Avenue, Collins Avenue-style parking pressure applies: valet fills, street spots disappear by 7 p.m. on a Saturday, and guests without local knowledge end up circling. A wedding minibus or party bus runs a clean loop from the hotel block to the venue and back, on a schedule your guests can count on. Because Party Bus in New Orleans has been handling wedding transportation across this metro since 2011, your timeline can stay tight — clear pickup windows, staggered departures, and a single point of contact from quote to final drop-off.
Call 504-497-9530 for a free wedding transportation quote!
Kenner's own bar scene along West Esplanade and Veterans Memorial is a solid starting point, and the craft brewery corridor east on I-10 fills out the rest of an excellent night. NOLA Brewing Company (3001 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA 70115) is one of the city's flagship breweries, with a sprawling taproom and regular live music. Urban South Brewery (1645 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA 70130) sits nearby in the Lower Garden District and pairs well with a stop at Wayward Owl Brewing Company (1535 Tchoupitoulas Street) for a neighborhood crawl through the Tchoupitoulas corridor.
A Kenner pub crawl party bus rental keeps the group together at every stop — no one splitting off in a rideshare, no one stuck parking on a residential block near the brewery and walking six blocks in the heat. The built-in bar keeps the celebration rolling between stops, and the bus is waiting at the curb when the last round is done. No designated driver math, no surge pricing at 1 a.m.
Call 504-497-9530 for a free pub crawl quote!
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Party Bus in New Orleans serves Kenner and the entire greater metro — our fleet reaches New Orleans, Metairie, Gretna, Harahan, River Ridge, Westwego, and beyond. Need a Metairie party bus, a Gretna charter bus, or transportation into downtown New Orleans? We have the right vehicle for your group and your route.
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Party Bus in New Orleans proudly serves Kenner, Louisiana and every nearby community across Metro New Orleans. If you don't see your city listed, call us at 504-497-9530 — we go anywhere your group needs to roll!
From the first phone call to the last drop-off, everything was easy. The bus was clean, the seats were comfortable, and our group of twelve had a fantastic time rolling around Kenner. They confirmed all the details ahead of time and showed up exactly when they said they would. No surprises, no stress. I'll definitely be reaching out again for our next big outing.
Vivienne L.
Hassan M.
Booked on short notice and they still came through without a hitch. The person handling my reservation was friendly and made the whole thing simple. The ride was smooth and the inside was nicer than I expected. We packed in a great night and didn't have to worry about a single logistical thing. Fair price too. Couldn't have asked for a better experience.
Coralie B.
Such a fun and easy way to get a big group out together. The lights and music inside set the perfect mood and everyone was raving about how comfortable it was. They were punctual and communicative the whole way. Honestly took all the planning headaches off my shoulders. We made memories that night that I'll hold onto for a long time. Highly recommend.
Dashiell R.
I was nervous about coordinating a group this size but they made it painless. The quote was clear, the confirmation came right away, and the bus rolled up on time looking great. We had the whole ride to ourselves and the energy never dipped. Cruising around Kenner with everyone together was the best part. I'd book with them again in a heartbeat.
Kenner party bus rental prices depend on vehicle size, date, and how long you need the bus. Current rate ranges: 14-passenger Sprinter limos run $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses run $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour or $1,200–$2,500/day. Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest weeks carry premium rates and tighter availability — book as early as possible for those dates.
The fastest way to get an exact number for your itinerary is to call 504-497-9530 — all-inclusive pricing in under 30 seconds, no obligation.
Charter buses heading to the Superdome for Saints games approach via Dave Dixon Drive and Girod Street, dropping passengers near the gate entrances on the northeast side of the stadium. All game-day parking requires pre-purchased passes — nothing is sold on-site for most games. The Gold Garage on LaSalle Street and surface lots on Girod fill first, typically within 90 minutes of kickoff for a divisional matchup.
Rideshare pickup post-game is routed to designated lots several blocks from the stadium, meaning groups face a real walk after a night game in January. One charter bus handles your whole crew at a single organized drop point, with the bus waiting nearby for the ride home. We recommend checking the official Caesars Superdome parking page before game day for current lot assignments and approach road closures.
MSY operates commercial bus pickups from the curbside commercial vehicle lanes on the Level 1 Arrivals curb. The process: once your full group has cleared baggage claim and is assembled at the arrivals exit, your group coordinator calls to confirm the bus moves from its waiting spot to the designated commercial lane. MSY is a smaller terminal than the old facility, which means the commercial pickup zone is more compact — arriving groups should assemble inside before heading to the curb, not split across multiple exits.
Pre-arranged cruise or convention group transfers use the same curbside zone. For the current access map, review the official MSY ground transportation page before your trip. Do not call for the bus until your complete group is together with all luggage — timing at a compact terminal matters.
Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) falls on a different date each year based on the Easter calendar — in 2026, it lands on February 17; in 2027, it falls on March 9. The full parade season runs roughly 12 days before Fat Tuesday, with the biggest parades (Endymion, Bacchus, Orpheus, Zulu, Rex) concentrated in the final four days. Transportation inventory across the entire metro dries up faster than almost any other event on the calendar — most Mardi Gras buses are booked 3–6 months in advance, and last-minute requests during parade weekend often go unfilled entirely.
Book Mardi Gras transportation the moment your plans are confirmed. For Jazz Fest, the same urgency applies once the lineup is announced each January. Call 504-497-9530 to lock in your date.
Yes — and it's exactly the kind of run we handle most often. The I-10 eastbound from Kenner to the French Quarter exit at Orleans Avenue runs about 13 miles. On a normal weekend night, that's 20–25 minutes.
During a Saints game, a festival, or a major concert at the Superdome, it can stretch to 45–60 minutes each way. The difference between a charter bus and a string of rideshares: your group is together the whole time, the pregame (or post-event recap) is happening on board, and there's no surge pricing on the return trip at 1 a.m. For Mardi Gras parades specifically, knowing which parade route has what road closed on which night is the difference between a smooth night and a 90-minute detour — that's routing knowledge we build into every booking.
Call 504-497-9530.
For most occasions, three to six months in advance is the sweet spot for the best vehicle selection and pricing. Peak periods that require earlier action: Mardi Gras season (book 4–6 months out, or as soon as your dates are set); Jazz Fest weekends in late April and early May (book immediately when the lineup drops, typically in January); prom season in late April and May (book by December); and Essence Festival over the Fourth of July weekend (book 3–4 months out). For standard weekends outside those windows, 2–4 weeks of lead time is workable — but earlier always means better availability and better rates.
Call 504-497-9530 to check your date right now.
Kenner groups head into New Orleans for everything from Saints games to lakefront concerts to Jazz Fest weekends. Here's a rundown of the destinations we route to most often — with the logistics detail that makes the difference between a smooth trip and a frustrating one.
At 73,208 seats, the Caesars Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, New Orleans, LA 70112) is the largest fixed-roof stadium in the world and the home of the New Orleans Saints, the Sugar Bowl, the College Football Playoff, and major touring concerts. On sellout Sundays, all parking within four blocks requires pre-purchased passes — none are sold day-of at most major events. The eastbound I-10 from Kenner hits the Superdome corridor in about 15 minutes under normal conditions, but that number doubles after kickoff.
Charter buses drop at the Dave Dixon Drive commercial zone and wait in the designated lot while your group attends the game. Post-game, the bus is already there — no 30-minute hike to Lot 44. We recommend checking the official parking page before game day.
Address: 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 587-3810
MSY (900 Airline Drive, Kenner, LA 70062) is technically a Kenner address — the airport campus sits within city limits, which makes it the single most-requested origin and destination for Kenner charter bus groups. The terminal opened in 2019 and handles more than 13 million passengers annually, including heavy international traffic to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. The Arrivals level runs all ground transportation from a compact curbside zone — commercial buses, rideshares, and taxis share the same stretch, which creates real congestion on peak departure and arrival days.
Group pickups work best when the full party assembles inside baggage claim before anyone heads to the curb. For embarkation-day cruise transfers heading to the Port of New Orleans (1350 Port of New Orleans Place), MSY is about 17 miles from the cruise terminal via I-10 East.
Address: 900 Airline Drive, Kenner, LA 70062
Phone: (504) 303-7500
Home of the New Orleans Pelicans since 2002, the Smoothie King Center (1501 Dave Dixon Drive, New Orleans, LA 70113) sits adjacent to the Superdome in the sports complex between Poydras Street and the Pontchartrain Expressway. Capacity is 19,000 for basketball and slightly more for concerts, and the venue shares the same tight parking situation as the Superdome — most game-day surface lots require pre-purchased passes. Official charter bus drop-off is on Dave Dixon Drive on the north side of the arena.
The distance from Kenner is about 14 miles on I-10 East, and post-event traffic on the Poydras Street corridor is the primary pressure point heading back to Jefferson Parish. A charter bus waits during the game and has your group moving before the Poydras gridlock peaks. Check the official directions and parking page before your event.
Address: 1501 Dave Dixon Drive, New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: (504) 587-3822
Fair Grounds Race Course (1751 Gentilly Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70119) hosts the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival each year across two consecutive weekends in late April and early May, drawing 400,000+ attendees. The festival grounds sit in Gentilly, accessible via I-610 and Gentilly Boulevard — both of which operate near capacity on weekend days, with Gentilly Boulevard backing up as far as the I-610/I-10 interchange by midday. Parking in the surrounding neighborhood runs $20–$40 per car in improvised lots and residential driveways, and it fills by noon on headliner days.
A charter bus from Kenner skips all of it: one flat rate for the group, a drop at the Gentilly Boulevard commercial zone near the festival entrance, and a pickup when the last act ends. Book Jazz Fest transportation as soon as your tickets arrive — supply tightens fast after the lineup announcement in January.
Address: 1751 Gentilly Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: (504) 944-5515
Frenchmen Street in the Faubourg Marigny runs three walkable blocks of live jazz clubs, bars, and late-night restaurants that collectively represent the best free live music scene in the country on any given weekend night. The Spotted Cat Music Club, the Blue Nile, d.b.a., and Snug Harbor are all within a short walk of each other, and the street stays active until 4 a.m. Parking in the Marigny on a Saturday night is essentially nonexistent by 9 p.m. — the side streets fill, residential zones are enforced, and tow trucks are active.
Rideshare demand spikes after midnight, with wait times in the 20–35 minute range during peak hours. A Kenner party bus rental drops your group at the Frenchmen Street entrance, waits nearby, and picks everyone up at an agreed time — no one's navigating the Bywater at 2 a.m. trying to find a car. The distance from Kenner is about 16 miles on I-10 East.
Address: Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (900 Convention Center Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70130) is one of the largest convention facilities in the country, with 1.1 million square feet of exhibit space along the Mississippi riverfront in the Warehouse District. It hosts major annual events including the International Manufacturing Technology Show, Tulane's commencement, and dozens of industry conferences that bring thousands of out-of-town attendees through MSY and into the CBD. The Convention Center Boulevard approach from the west is straightforward on I-10, but parking near the facility runs $25–$35 per day, and the blocks immediately surrounding it are a mix of loading zones and no-park corridors.
Charter buses use the Convention Center Boulevard drop-off on the river side of the building for direct access to the main hall entrances. For corporate groups shuttling between Kenner hotels near MSY and the convention center, a round-trip charter bus is simpler and more cost-effective than 20 individual parking validations. We recommend checking the official convention center transportation page for current approach details.
Address: 900 Convention Center Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: (504) 582-3023