Brief Guide to New Orleans Convention Center - Well Worth a Visit

Sixth largest convention centre in New Orleans, The Ernest N Morial convention centre has been the venue for major events, encompassing over three million square feet of space. The convention centre complex comprises of exhibition space that is over a million square feet of area and a sprawling area to host shows and concerts.

New Orleans Convention Center has enough open space and enclosed spaces to accommodate hordes of people, during events. New Orleans Convention centre has witnessed many an event like industry trade show, concerts, corporate conferences and meetings, over the years.

The convention centre complex is named after Ernest N.Morial, the first African American Mayor of New Orleans and it was later rechristened as New Orleans Convention Centre in the year 2008, to accentuate its location in the city. After Hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005, the convention centre and Louisiana Superdome sheltered thousands of survivors and served as makeshift medical clinics for them. In 2006 the centre was renovated and was open for public viewing.

Located near the most popular New Orleans attractions like the French Quarter, the convention centre is a major tourist spot. This allows the tourists to witness the major events in the centre and then explore the vibrant city's highlights, easily without traveling much. The buzz created by the existence of the convention centre resulted in the development of reputed luxury hotels, clubs, markets, bars, shopping centers and restaurants, near the Ernest N Morial centre. Today, the area where the convention centre is situated has become the hub of activity.