Visiting New Orleans
Welcome to New Orleans — we can’t wait to see you downtown! Please refer to your confirmation emails ahead of time to map your routes from MSY Airport to your hotel and to the symposium venues. Please also remember that the Sunday evening keynote and welcome reception (7-9pm CT) will be held in a different venue from the Monday-Tuesday sessions (all venues and addresses can be found in your confirmation emails). All venues and hotel blocks are in the same general area, within a 7-13 minute walking distance of each other.
Uber/Lyft Ride from MSY Airport
For the fastest, most convenient ride, walk down to the ground level and exit to the street across from Baggage Claim. You’ll find the Ride Share waiting area on the other side of the pedestrian crosswalk after exiting the building.
Public Bus from MSY Airport
There are also two public-bus options:
- RTA 202 Airport Express — Run by the Regional Transportation Authority, with budget-friendly fare ($1.25). Pickup is at the airport (Lower Level, Zone B4). It goes directly to downtown with stops including Union Passenger Terminal (a 15-minute walk or short Uber/Lyft to the hotel blocks).
- Download the route map & schedule: 202 Airport Express PDF Norta+2Moovit+2
- JeT E1 Veterans‑Airport Bus / JeT E2 Airline‑Airport Bus — Run by Jefferson Transit (JeT). Pickup is on the upper (departure) level of the terminal — just follow the “Public Transit” signs. Both routes head into New Orleans. Fare is $2.00 and payment is accepted via coins or value-card. Jefferson Parish Transit+2Jefferson Parish Transit+2
- Route map & schedule (E1): JeT E1 PDF Jefferson Parish Transit+1
- Route map & schedule (E2): JeT E2 PDF / online schedule Jefferson Parish Transit+1
We recommend double-checking the schedule (especially if your flight lands late or very early), and keeping exact change or using the transit app, “Le Pass,” when paying.
Getting Around Downtown
Once you’re settled in, you might want to take the Street Car and explore New Orleans before or after the symposium’s scheduled sessions. The Street Car can take you uptown to the beautiful Garden District, Audubon Park, Tulane’s Uptown Campus, and other exciting destinations. To gain access to our public buses and historic Street Car, see the RTA website below and download the “Le Pass” App on your phone to buy a $1.25 ticket, which works for both Street Car and buses.
Hotels
Program locations and hotel-block information have been communicated directly to accepted participants via email. Additional recommended hotels (a short drive from our program venues) include:
Kosher Food
There are a limited number of Kosher food establishments in New Orleans. We recommend:
Local Attractions
Sponsorship
JAHLit 2026 is sponsored primarily by Tulane University’s Stuart and Suzanne Grant Center for the American Jewish Experience and by Tulane’s School of Liberal Arts. To ensure a vibrant and comfortable symposium experience, as well as to support travel costs for graduate students and contingent faculty, JAHLit invites further donations from individuals, departments, and organizations able to contribute. We would be grateful to recognize your generosity in our program. To discuss sponsorship opportunities or to offer a donation, please Click Here, or send a paper check (payable to: “Tulane Jewish Studies Department”; Memo line: “JAHLit 2026 Donation”) to the following mailing address: Golan Moskowitz / Department of Jewish Studies / Tulane University, 7031 Freret Street / New Orleans, LA 70118
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