Nice visit, Downtown parking is very expensive $50 a day.Be prepared for a lot of traffic & walking. This time of the year you’ll get a lot rain, it rained every day while I was there but not all day. Good luck

Honestly... During my stay in NOLA I had the pleasure of staying at Cheatue Eliose which is in the 9th ward. Our stay was peaceful and quiet. We never once felt as if our life was in danger or if we had to take extra precautions. It was myself and my family which includes a 16 yr old and 7 yr old. The 9th Ward is just like any other place.... except for the fact that it is seeped in social racism. Yes, due to Katrina there was/is devastation.... and 17 yrs later the city and particularly the 9th ward havent recovered. HOWEVER; to see and hear how our government, politics, and greed has let this part of town down.... speaks volumes to how our country actually sees those that are considered minorities or don't have the money to make up for being a minority.Yes, you are going to see a SH!T TON of abandoned buildings and homes on the 9th ward because our government doesn't care about it, they are ready and willing to tear homes down to sell and make money.... go figure.Not to mention the fact that the Make It Right foundation (along with many other greedy contractors) has basically victimized these people yet again. Everyone saying that this is a dangerous place, what's so dangerous about it? The fact that it's predominantly minorities.... seriously...And I'm not sorry as I'm from Los Angeles and consider graffiti a from of art and expression, don't get me wrong.... it's not all great or awesome to look at... but graffiti alone doesn't make a bad neighborhood.The reason it looks scary is welp.... if your not a minority, or comfortable being around minorities.... then yeah... it'd be a scary place SMDH

Remove the Lower 9th ward from places to visit! Please do this if you want to keep people who trust your sight from getting killed! There averages close to 1 murder a Day in New Orleans, and the Lower 9th id where well, WELL over than 50% are done! It used to be a good place, however, leadership in New Orleans has got soft on crime and the LOWER 9th, is GROUND ZERO for this!

It feels strange and somewhat inappropriate to rate as a tourist destination but I left reviews about the garden district and the French quarter, so... We unexpectedly found ourselves with a few extra hours during our weekend in New Orleans and we were driving back to the hotel from city park and spur of the moment decided to drive through the lower 9th ward. We were traveling with our teenage daughters who are too young to remember Katrina and we were talking about the history of New Orleans with them, and the subject of the flooding and aftermath came up. It was a sobering field trip and an eye opening experience for all of us. We didn't want to be disrespectful to people living there, so we only drove around and didn't take pictures. There are new houses and new schools so clearly there have been efforts at rebuilding but overall the area still looks poor and broken. There were still ruins and empty lots everywhere along with graffiti that reflected the most recent unrest. With Katrina museums still closed due to covid, I am glad we went because this really brought the reality and scale of the devastation home to me. To be honest, we probably clearly stuck out as tourists but nobody bothered us. Maybe it was the graffiti, I did not feel altogether safe and wouldn't have walked around by myself, especially at night.

I don't know why my cousin wanted to visit the area but I went along with it. You can definitely tell that some properties have recovered and rebuilt, others are still boarded up. We didn't walk the 'hood. Instead, we drove up and down streets to get the lay of the land. I wouldn't recommend this unless you just want a first hand look, or you are part of a tour. Via guided tour, you can really understand the impacts of Katrina and how the devastation unfolded.