New Orleans, LA
New Orleans is located in southeastern Louisiana along the Mississippi River. The city is bordered by Lake Pontchartrain to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the east and is coextensive with Orleans Parish. It is named after Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. New Orleans is known for its multicultural heritage as well as its music and cuisine. It is considered the birthplace of jazz.
Its status as a world-famous tourist destination is due in part to its architecture, music, cuisine, its annual Mardi Gras, and other celebrations and festivals.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Average high °F (°C) | 62 (17) | 65 (18) | 72 (22) | 78 (26) | 85 (29) | 89 (32) | 91 (33) | 91 (33) | 87 (31) | 80 (27) | 71 (22) | 65 (18) | 78 (26) |
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| Average low °F (°C) | 43 (6) | 46 (8) | 53 (12) | 58 (14) | 66 (19) | 72 (22) | 74 (23) | 74 (23) | 71 (22) | 60 (16) | 52 (11) | 46 (8) | 60 (15) |
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Average precipitation:
inches (mm) | 5.87 (149.1) | 5.47 (138.9) | 5.24 (133.1) | 5.02 (127.5) | 4.62 (117.3) | 6.83 (173.5) | 6.20 (157.5) | 6.15 (156.2) | 5.55 (141.0) | 3.05 (77.5) | 5.09 (129.3) | 5.07 (128.8) | 64.16 (1629.7) |
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| Source: Weatherbase |
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Hilton Garden Inn Airport
This modern, three-story hotel, which opened in 2000, welcomes its guests into a bright, sky-lit lobby featuring high ceilings, a fireplace, live plants, and overstuffed furnishings. Business travelers appreciate the hotel’s convenient location near the airport and an adjacent convention center. Vacationers choose the Hilton for its quiet lakeside location and four-block proximity to a casino.*
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Hyatt Regency New Orleans
The Hyatt Regency New Orleans is located Downtown, minutes from the French Quarter, Bourbon Street and Mississippi river front. The hotel is connected to the Louisiana Superdome and New Orleans Shopping Centre.
The hotel offers a heated, outdoor lap/wading pool, outdoor whirlpool and sundeck. There is a health club adjacent to the pool, with exercise cycles, steppers, stair climbers, rowers, treadmills and Universal fitness equipment.
Guest rooms feature TV with remote control, cable movie channels, in-room pay movies, voice mail and telephone, computer hookup, dataport, individual climate control, full bath amenities, turndown available on request, and hairdryer.*