New Orleans, Louisiana — Travel Reference, River Port Logistics & Bayou Corridor Guide
New Orleans sits inside a sharp crescent of the lower Mississippi River between Lake Pontchartrain and the Barataria estuarine wetlands. Because the historic French Quarter and Warehouse District are compact while swamp preserves, River Road plantations, and Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY) require 30-to-65-minute corridor transfers, good trip planning separates walkable neighborhood blocks from half-day excursion commitments and accounts for Gulf heat, tropical storms, and cruise embarkation windows.
Mississippi River crescent (mile 95 AHP) between Lake Pontchartrain and Barataria Basin (-2 ft to +15 ft natural levee)
Louis Armstrong Intl Airport (MSY, 11 mi W) • Port NOLA Erato & Julia St Cruise Terminals
$36 flat rate (1–2 passengers) between MSY and Downtown / French Quarter ($15/person for 3+)
May–Oct heat index & afternoon lightning • June–Nov Gulf tropical systems • Spring Mississippi River high water
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Temperature
74°F
Clear sky
Feels like
74°F
Wind
9 mph
Gusts 12 mph
Humidity
56%
Air quality
AQI 43
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USGS 500 km / 7-day seismic window
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Water gauges
12
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Elevation
52 ft
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4:00 PM
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Port of New Orleans, Louisiana
29.93950, -90.06170
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