Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Welcome to New Orleans, America's most exciting city, and to the world class Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

New Orleans has certainly come a long way since the Spanish Conquistadors (the city's first "tourists") explored the Louisiana Territory before Bienville claimed the City of New Orleans for France in 1718.

New Orleans' reputation as an "international city" is also firmly rooted in history, with its melange of cultures and ethnic influences.

In a city where old-world tradition and progress happily co-exist, there is no more relevant example of the city's "renaissance" than the expansion of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans.

Bigger

With our Phase II Expansion, we have more than doubled our size to 1.7 million square feet -- including nearly 700,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space on one level, 118,000 square feet of lobby area, two major ballrooms and 83 second and third-level meeting rooms that seat from 50 to 4,000. We've even added ten convertible rooms on the exhibit floor that will accomodate up to 3,000 theater style.

By 1996, planned Phase III Expansion will extend this tremendous facility to 1.1 million square feet of contiguous exhibit space on one level -- under one roof.

Best of all, the Morial Convention Center is within walking distance of such attendance-enhancing features as 16,000 first-class hotel rooms, some of the world's great restaurants, entertainment, shopping areas and major attractions like the French Quarter and the Aquarium of the Americas.

Spicier

Our expanded food and beverage operation can fulfill all your catering needs -- from booth service to full-course gourmet meals with two complete production kitchens, each capable of turning out 20,000 meals in a 24-hour period.

You can also relax in our 400-seat Atrium Restaurant/Lounge, surrounded by shimmering glass block walls and plush decor.

We'll tempt your palate with Crawfish Cardinale, Chicken and Andouille Gumbo, Blackened Redfish, Praline Crepes and many other Cajun/Creole favorites you've heard so much about!

Jazzier

When it's showtime at the Morial Convention Center, we'll complement your event with the widest range of state-of-the-art production equipment in America -- and we have the in-house expertise to see to it that the shoe goes on.

From general sessions to concerts, from theme parties to indoor Mardi Gras parades, our flying sound systems, theatrical lighting, multi-level staging, giant-screen video enhancement and sophisticated telecommunications will guarantee success.

The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans is bigger, spicier, and jzaaier. And better equipped than ever to make your next meeting a success.

Convention Center Specifications

Second Level City Side Meeting Room Seating Capacities

Second Level River Side Meeting Room Seating Capacities

Third Level Seating Capacities

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