Travel Information
Parking
With
a parking permit, you may park in the West Road parking garage
on Loyola’s
campus. The directions for driving are assuming that you will
park in the West Road garage. Parking permits must be displayed
on the dashboard of your car.
Parking permits will be mailed
on Thursday, October 1st so your registration must be received
by Wednesday, September 30th if you need parking permits to
be mailed in advance.
If you do not receive parking permits
in advance, please notify Laurie Phillips (phillips@loyno.edu)
that you will need them when you arrive. They will be left
for you at the front desk of the Monroe Library.
Travel to
the conference:
By air:
The greater New Orleans area is served
by the Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY). The airport
is actually located in Kenner, LA; expect the trip between
the airport and your hotel to be 20-25 minutes (during non-rush
hour times.) All of the information you need concerning taxis,
shuttles, and other forms of ground transportation can be found
here: http://www.flymsy.com/ (click on the "ground transportation" link
in the left hand navigation bar.)
A taxi from the airport costs
approximately $28 (plus tip). If you are interested in a cheaper
option you may want to use the Airport Shuttle New Orleans,
the official ground transportation for the New Orleans airport.
The cost for shared van service for 1 person is $30 roundtrip
and $15 one way (plus driver gratuity). Information about cost
and reservations can be found on their website: http://www.airportshuttleneworleans.com/.
By car:
Directions to Loyola University, Monroe
Library from the interstate:
From the east on I-10: Around
the Superdome, be sure to follow the I-10 Baton Rouge signs
to your right (i.e., do not exit to Claiborne Ave). Take I-10
to the Carrollton Exit. Follow the signs for South Carrollton
off the exit and turn left at the light (across the canal).
Merge right onto South Carollton Avenue. Take South Carrollton
all the way to the Riverbend, about 2 miles (Shell station
and daquiri shop on the right, La Madeleine on the left), and
turn left onto St. Charles Ave. Take St. Charles past Broadway
(the only light) to campus. Right before you get there, you’ll see Audubon
Park on your right and the Tulane campus on your left. Turn
left just after you pass the front of Tulane's main administration
building, but right before Holy Name church onto West Road.
The West Road parking garage is straight ahead and you will
drive right into it and you may park anywhere in that garage.
You may only use your parking permits in the West Road garage.
From the west: Take I-10 and get off at the Carrollton
exit. After you’ve exited, stay to the left and when the exit
ramp rises, take the left exit and merge onto South Carrollton
Ave. (it’s not clearly marked). Take South Carrollton
all the way to the Riverbend, about 2 miles (Shell station
and daquiri shop on the right, La Madeleine on the left), and
turn left onto St. Charles Ave. Turn left just after you pass
the front of Tulane's main administration building, but right
before Holy Name church onto West Road. The West Road parking
garage is straight ahead and you will drive right into it.
You may only use your parking permits in the West Road garage.
The library entrance is directly across the Peace
Quad from the parking garage. It has a big tower in front.
Directions to the Hampton Inn, St. Charles
Ave. from I-10:
From the west on I-10: Take I-10 and just back
the Carrollton exit, keep to the left to take US-90 BR W via
Exit 234A toward Westbank/Superdome/Claiborne Ave. Get off
at the St. Charles Ave. exit. You’ll need
to get into the right lane and turn right onto St. Charles
Ave. Drive about 1.7 miles (past Jackson Ave. and Louisiana
Ave.) and the Hampton Inn will be on your left roughly 6 blocks
from Louisiana Ave.
From the east on I-10: From I-10 westbound,
Merge onto US-90 W via Exit 234C on the left toward Claiborne
Ave. Take Claiborne to Toledano St. and turn left. Toledano
merges into Louisiana Ave. Take Louisiana to St. Charles Ave.
Turn right. The Hampton Inn will be on your left roughly 6
blocks from Louisiana Ave.
Directions to the Hampton Inn, Downtown
from I-10:
From the west on I-10: From I-10 heading east,
take exit 234B on the left toward Poydras St./Superdome. Stay
straight to go onto Poydras St. Turn left onto Carondelet St.
The hotel (226 Carondelet St.) is on the right.
From the east
on I-10: From I-10 heading west, take exit 235B toward Canal
St./Superdome. Turn slightly right onto S. Derbigny St., then
right onto Canal St. Turn right on Baronne St., then left on
Gravier St., then left onto Carondelet St. The hotel (226 Carondelet
St.) is on the right.
From the Hampton Inn, St. Charles Ave.
to Loyola University, Monroe Library:
By streetcar: The streetcar
runs on St. Charles Ave. right in front of the hotel. Make
sure you’re heading uptown (on the far side of the median/neutral
ground from the hotel). The streetcar costs $1.25 (cash/correct
change only). It is not air conditioned (but is fairly cool
from the breeze with the windows open) and not particularly
handicapped accessible. For more information on the streetcar,
go to http://www.norta.com/.
When you get off the streetcar
in front of Loyola University, walk to the right of the administration
building (where the statue of Jesus is in the center of a horseshoe
driveway), past the old library, and you’ll come to the
little turnaround driveway. The library is the large building
with a tower and stained glass to your right.
By car: Leaving
the Hampton Inn parking lot, turn left toward St. Charles Ave.
Turn left on St. Charles Ave. (watch out for streetcars!).
Drive roughly 1.8 miles. The light at the corner of campus
is Calhoun St. After that light, you’ll see Loyola’s
Communications/Music bldg, then the horseshoe driveway and
the administration building, then Holy Name of Jesus church.
Turn right onto West Rd., right after Holy Name Church. The
West Road parking garage is straight ahead. The library entrance
is directly across the Peace Quad from the parking garage.
It has a big tower in front.
From the Hampton Inn, Carondelet
St, to Loyola University, Monroe Library:
By car: Drive down
Carondelet to Canal St. and turn right. Go one block and turn
right onto St. Charles Ave. Take St. Charles Ave. (there will
be a roundabout at Lee Circle but go halfway around it to go
straight) to 6363 St. Charles Ave. (the light at the corner
of campus is Calhoun St.). After that light, you’ll see
Loyola’s Communications/Music bldg, then the horseshoe
driveway and the administration building, then Holy Name of
Jesus church. Turn right onto West Rd., right after Holy Name
Church. The West Road parking garage is straight ahead. The
library entrance is directly across the Peace Quad from the
parking garage. It has a big tower in front.
By streetcar: The first streetcar stop on the line is not far from your hotel,
at St. Charles and Common. At that point, it is only heading
uptown. The streetcar costs $1.25 (cash/correct change only).
It is not air conditioned (but is fairly cool from the breeze
with the windows open) and not particularly handicapped accessible.
For more information on the streetcar, go to http://www.norta.com/.
When you get off the streetcar in front of Loyola
University, walk to the right of the administration building
(where the statue of Jesus is in the center of a horseshoe
driveway), past the old library, and you’ll come to the little turnaround
driveway. The library is the large building with a tower and
stained glass to your right.
To dinner from the Hampton Inn,
St. Charles Ave.:
Dinner is at the Palace
Café, 605
Canal St. We would not recommend driving to dinner. It is much
more convenient to take the streetcar then to park in the French
Quarter.
By streetcar: The streetcar runs on St. Charles
Ave. right in front of the hotel. Make sure you’re heading
downtown (the tracks on the same side of the neutral ground/median
as the hotel). The streetcar costs $1.25 (cash/correct change
only). It is not air conditioned (but is fairly cool from the
breeze with the windows open) and not particularly handicapped
accessible. For more information on the streetcar, go to http://www.norta.com/.
Take the streetcar to Canal St. (the end of the line), cross
the street, and walk down Canal. The restaurant is on the opposite
side of Canal St. between Royal and Chartres (on the French
Quarter side – that’s between St. Charles and Camp
on the other side of Canal St.)
By car: The Palace Café offers
discounted parking at the Marriott next door. From the hotel,
turn right onto St. Charles Ave. Travel down St. Charles to
Lee Circle. Enter the roundabout and turn right onto Andrew
Higgins Drive (get into the left lane immediately). Turn left
onto Camp St. When you get to Canal St., the Marriott is straight
ahead across Canal on the right side of Chartres.
To dinner
from the Hampton Inn, Carondelet St.:
The Palace Café is
within easy walking distance of the hotel. Walk down Carondelet
to Canal, cross the street and walk toward the river. The Palace
Café is at 605 Canal St., between Royal and Chartres.
For GPS and Mapquest purposes, the university address
is 6363 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA, 70118, but the library
is at the corner of Loyola St. and Calhoun St., just a half-block
or so from that address. |
