Huskies at LSU: Events

This package contains all your transportation and entertainment for the long weekend in The Big Easy. The cost of this package is $296 per person or $225 for children up to 18 years of age. The deposit is $100 per person. Balance is due June 1st, 2012. If you pay by check, you can deduct $12 per adult or $10 per child from the balance.

This is an all inclusive travel program that covers just about everything you may want to do in New Orleans. This package includes:

• Friday night Kick-off Party at the amazing Mardi Gras World
• Coach shuttle from the hotel to the venue
• Dessert Bar
• Live entertainment featuring local musicians
• Tour of Mardi Gras floats
• First two drinks (additional drinks available for purchase for $5)
• Program with door prizes
• Two Tour selections from the group tour list
• Game Day Transportation from New Orleans to Baton Rouge
• Three-day pass on the New Orleans Street Car system
• Round Trip Airport Transfers from Louis Armstrong Airport to the hotel and return
• Services of NW Travel Staff in New Orleans

Please note that game tickets are NOT included in this program. See "Game Tickets" on the main page for more information on the best way to obtain tickets.

Click here to be taken to the reservations area. This events package is available without booking the hotel, but you won’t find a better room rate in central New Orleans. The standard events package includes two tour options. Additional tours may be purchased based on availability at registration time. Priority for tour slots and additional tours is based on registration date. All tours designated as ‘coach’ will depart from the hotels on Canal Street.

Each of these tours will be operated in the morning (9:00 am-noon) and in the afternoon (1:30 pm to 5:00 pm) on Friday, September 7th. The only exceptions to this are the Thursday night music tour, Friday river cruise, and the Sunday Gospel Brunch. You may select two tours when reserving your package. If you are interested in adding additional tours, indicate this in the free-form area on the reservation form. Additional tours will be confirmed at a later date. Here are the tour selections:

Afternoon City Tour Thursday, September 6th 2:00 pm-4:30 pm

Due to the large number of people arriving early in the week, we have added a Thursday afternoon city tour, which will start at 2:00 pm. This tour will wrap up in plenty of time to be back at the hotel for dinner time

Music Tour Thursday, September 6th 9:00 pm-1:00 am

Hop on board the magic bus for a night of music and drink at a variety of venues across the city. Blues, Jazz, Zydeco, and Cajun are on the menu for the evening. Since many of these sites are more than a walk from the hotel, this is a great option. This tour is only offered Thursday night (Music PM), and will include a shuttle between the hotel and the various music venues.

City Tour Friday, September 7th Morning and evening tour

If you have never been to the Crescent City before, an orientation tour is a must. There are many parts of New Orleans that make up the whole. This city is more than Bourbon Street and the French Quarter. This is a motor coach tour and will pick up at the hotel at a designated time. This coach tour will depart from the hotel for a morning (City AM) and afternoon (City PM) departure.

Garden District Tour Friday, September 7th Morning and evening tour

The Garden District contains many beautiful old homes, wide streets, and amazing gardens. Author Anne Rice based much of her Interview with the Vampire along these streets near her home. This is a walking tour, which begins in the Garden District. Participants will use their trolley pass to with a NW Travel staff member to travel to the Garden District to meet their guide. This tour is offered in the morning (Garden AM) and afternoon (Garden PM).

Hurricane Katrina Tour Friday, September 7th Morning and evening tour

Visit the neighborhoods most affected by Katrina in 2005. While the French Quarter was spared most of the flooding, entire areas of town were flooded or burned. This is a coach/walking tour with a morning (Katrina AM) and afternoon (Katrina PM) departure.

Haunted New Orleans and Cemetery Friday, September 7th Morning and evening tour

New Orleans ranks anywhere from number 4 all the way up to number one for most haunted cities in America. From the unique above ground cemeteries scattered throughout the city to the souls of nearly 400 years of turbulent history, this tour is spooky and entertaining. Coach tour, offered morning (Haunted AM) and afternoon (Haunted PM)

Bayou Swamp Tour Friday, September 7th Morning and evening tour

Take a guided boat tour out into the wetlands surrounding New Orleans. Gators, wild boar, eagles, black Bear and the cute and cuddly nutria are waiting to visit. If you’ve never taken a flat bottomed boat out into the Bayou, this is a must. Coach tour, offered morning (Bayou AM) and afternoon (Bayou PM)

Historic Plantation Tour Friday, September 7th Morning and evening tour

We’re traveling by coach to Oak Alley Plantation to enjoy a group tour of the grounds and mansion. The mansion, built between 1837 and 1839, is on the National Historic Register. This is a motor coach tour, with a morning (Plantation AM) and afternoon (Plantation PM) departure.

Mississippi River Cruise Friday, September 7th 1:30 PM-4:00 PM

Hop aboard the Creole Queen for a 2-hour cruise on the Mighty Mississippi. The boat cruises to the Chalmette Battlefield, site of the Battle of New Orleans with time to wander the battle site and tour the interpretive center. Food and drink is available for purchase. This is an afternoon only tour, departing from the bottom of Canal Street at 1:30 pm. (Miss PM)

Gospel Brunch Sunday, September 9th 10:00 AM-Noon

This event, hosted by the House of Blues, delivers “inspiring Gospel performances and an amazing Buffet. Seats are reserved. House of Blues is just a couple of blocks from the hotel. This tour has a surcharge of $14 per person. This takes place on Sunday at 10:00 am. Group will meet at the House of Blues a few minutes before that time. (Gospel AM)

Mardi Gras Blowout Party* Friday 8:00 pm-midnight

Desert Bar, Drinks, Parade Floats, Live music with Zydeco, Cajun and Blues, and Dancing. Stay out late Friday night. The game will most assuredly be an evening game, as are most early season games are in the south. That means late nights, live music, spicy dining, and beignets in the morning.

A costume or mask is not required, but you’re encouraged to be creative. This is a Mardi Gras Party, after all. This party is included in the Events Package. Anyone wearing a mask or costume will get a door prize. Don’t have a mask or costume? They are available all over New Orleans for very little.

Additional prizes will be drawn and announced later in the evening. Shuttle Transportation is provided from the hotel to the party venue, about a mile away. THIS PARTY IS INCLUDED IN THE EVENTS PACKAGE!

Updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2012