Tag Archives: Event Planners’ Guide

Ruston/Lincoln Parish

Northeast Louisiana

ExperienceRuston.com; @RustonCVB

The Lincoln Parish Library Events Center features 12,415 square feet of space, accommodating up to 675 guests in its largest room. The library also has a 340-
seat auditorium.

Louisiana Tech University’s Davison Athletics Complex can accommodate up to 425 guests for …

Monroe-West Monroe/Ouachita Parish

Northeast Louisiana

 

Monroe-WestMonroe.org;@DiscoverMonroeWestMonroe

Located just off Interstate 20, Monroe Civic Center consists of four venues: a convention center offering more than 22,000 square feet of event space; a multipurpose arena with 44,000 square feet of exhibit space; a performing arts theatre seating more than 2,200 people; …

Covington/St. Tammany Parish

Northshore

VisitTheNorthshore.com; @LANorthshore

Mandeville’s Pelican Park Castine Center has an arena with 28,000 square feet of subdividable space. Slidell’s Harbor Center boasts 18,000 square feet of convertible space and can seat up to 2,000 people theater style. Flexible walls create seven other configurations for smaller events. Old …

The River Parishes/New Orleans Plantation Country

Greater New Orleans Area

LARiverParishes.com; @LARiverParishes

Louisiana’s River Parishes region sits along the Mississippi River, between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. It consists of the parishes of St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, and St. James. The area features the historic River Road and has several architecturally …

New Orleans/Orleans Parish

Greater New Orleans Area

NewOrleansAndCo; @NewOrleansAndCo

Famous for its “joie de vivre, or “joy of life,” approach to life, New Orleans still takes its event-hosting responsibilities very seriously.

“New Orleans is built to host. We have a walkable downtown with four million square feet of event space, more than 26,000 …

Kenner, Metairie, Gretna/Jefferson Parish

Greater New Orleans Area

VisitKenner.us; @VisitKenner

VisitJeffersonParish.com; @VisitJeffersonParish

The Jefferson Parish seat is Gretna, and the largest incorporated city is Kenner, home to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY). Venues include Kenner’s Pontchartrain Convention & Civic Center, with approximately 75,000 square feet of …

Natchitoches

Central Louisiana

Natchitoches.com; @NatchitochesTourism

Established in 1714 as Louisiana’s first French colonial settlement, charming Natchitoches offers excellent venue options without sacrificing its easygoing small-town ambiance. Natchitoches Events Center, in the city’s historic district, features 40,000 square feet of event space. Its largest space, …

Marksville/Avoyelles Parish

Central Louisiana

TravelAvoyelles.com; @TravelAvoyelles

A forty-minute drive southeast of Alexandria, Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville features 500 guest rooms and 14 function spaces across 35,000 square feet of event space. The 23,000-square-foot Mari Showroom performance venue, adjacent to the conference center, features a stage and seats 2,500 …

Baton Rouge/ East Baton Rouge Parish

South Louisiana

VisitBatonRouge.com; @VisitBatonRouge

“Groups meeting in Baton Rouge get to experience Louisiana culture in a way that can be as relaxed or upbeat as they please,” says Geraldine Bordelon, CMP, senior vice president of sales for Visit Baton Rouge. “We invite everyone to find their pace.”

Wheeling

Located on the Ohio River, Wheeling has a rich history as a British frontier town, as the state’s first capital, and as an active industrial city in the late 19th century, including iron and steel mills, glassworks, and cigar-making. At one point, Wheeling was the richest city per capita in …

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