This museum right on Jackson Square is definitely worth a visit. We spent about two hours here during our recent stay. There is a very comprehensive Katrina exhibit downstairs which is quite well done. The displays are very powerful and we learned a lot. The exhibit upstairs is about Mardi Gras and also interesting. We were so glad we discovered... More

I enjoyed this museum very much. The Katrina and Mardi Gras exhibits were great. It gave a good perspective of both. On the Katrina exhibit there are many videos and visual information that made it that much more interesting. The Mardi Gras exhibit gave me a very good overview. It is well worth the exhibit and it was inexpensive too.... More

I get the impression this place is overlooked by most visitors. It is absolutely centrally located for NOLA attractions being next door to the cathedral but it is quite an unassuming building. It comprises two exhibitions: one is dedicated to Katrina and the other to Mardi Gras. We spent about 90% of the time in the Katrina section, which provides... More

If you are not Catholic, presbytery is the residence for the priest or in this case the monks. It was designed in the 1700's by Guilermo who also designed the Cabildo, the St Louis Church (now cathedral). Cabildo was originally of similar architecture. Obviously, this is another National Historic Landmark. There are many National Landmarks in New Orleans but none... More

We loved our time at the Prebytere in January. Sent over an hour in the Katrina, and would go again. There is so much to take in.....every aspect of the disaster is covered, from the meteorological findings to news coverage to the engineering disasters of the levee failures, to how the levees have been changed, to how Katrina has been... More

Through photos and narrative the story is told here. Run to see this dont walk. it is fabulous! and then once you see the destruction and the hope laid rest here go upstairs and be dazzled by the story of Mardi Gras told in a new and eyecatching way. The jewels of the kings and queens of mardi gras back... More

The boat sitting cockeyed beside the door tips you off that this is not your usual museum! The entire first floor is dedicated to a Katrina exhibit that is in turns scary, sad, informative, and uplifting. Really shows the spirit of a city determined to rise above and rebound. The second floor is a fabulous tribute to Mardi Gras! If... More

This is part of the LA State Museum. The 1st floor was a Katrina & Rita display & the 2nd was all about Mardi Gras. Entry fee was $6 - $5 for seniors, military & students. Unless you read all the exhibits you won't spend a whole lot of time here but both floors were interesting.

The Presbytere is right beside the Cabildo and dates from the same reconstruction period. Following the disastrous fires of 1788 and 1794, the Presbytere was designed to look like the Cabildo. Originally called the Casa Curial (Ecclesiastical House), the building derives its name from the fact that it was built on the site of the residence, or Presbytere, of the... More