Central Business District

Why go

Walk here to see the city beyond its colonial image. Modern office towers rise beside Lafayette Square, while the Warehouse Arts District reuses older commercial buildings for museums and galleries. The area works less as one attraction than as connective urban fabric with strong contrasts in scale, age and purpose.

What to look for

• Poydras Street’s modern skyline and broad office blocks
• Lafayette Square and its surrounding civic architecture
• Converted warehouses leading toward the arts and museum district

Useful to know

• Build the walk around one anchor such as the WWII Museum or Lafayette Square.
• Use Canal Street as the northern edge and the Warehouse Arts District as the more rewarding southern extension.
• Expect less continuous sightseeing between anchors than in the French Quarter.

Your next visit

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