The New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau is closely monitoring cleanup efforts of the rig centered oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. We are in constant communication with officials from the City of New Orleans, the United States Coast Guard and the Homeland Security Command Center. It is business as usual for visitors to New Orleans and the city is welcoming hundreds of thousands of leisure and business travelers this weekend for the second weekend of the Jazz and Heritage Festival as well as the Digestive Disease Week citywide convention.
New Orleans is located approximately 100 miles inland, and we do not anticipate any disruption in guest service or impact to visitors, New Orleans citizens or tourism industry businesses as oil reaches the coastline of Louisiana some 80-100 miles from New Orleans.
According to the Louisiana Restaurant Association, the Louisiana Coastline is expansive, more than 7,700 miles long, and provides Louisiana fishermen with an abundance of clean water areas in which to fish. Fishermen and suppliers are confident that there will not be an interruption in the nation’s ability to get quality Louisiana seafood.
According to the Port of New Orleans, The Triumph, a Carnival Cruise Line ship, will dock in New Orleans on Saturday May 1 as scheduled and passengers will disembark. New passengers will embark for a seven-night cruise Saturday evening as scheduled.
Visitors traveling to New Orleans should check www.neworleanscvb.com for the latest information.
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