New Orleans SW, Louisiana

The New Orleans Graticule

New Orleans is split among 4 graticules NW (30,-90) NE (30,-89) SW (29,-90) SE (29,-89). Because all 4 graticules contain large amounts of water (Lake Pontchartrain and the Gulf of Mexico), whenever it comes time to choose a location suitable for meeting, the closest to New Orleans that is not located in a body of water should be chosen.

Neighboring Graticules

Natchez, MS	McComb, MS	Hattiesburg, MS	Citronelle, AL
Baton Rouge	New Orleans, LA		Mobile, AL
Morgan City	New Orleans, LA		Les Îles de Chandeleur, LA
Gulf of Mexico	Gulf of Mexico	Southern Mississippi Delta, LA	Gulf of Mexico

Alternative Meeting Points

Because New Orleans is a Split City and is surrounded by water and swamp, an alternative meeting point may be useful for most meet ups. Use this Alternative Meeting Point Implementation and specify "New Orleans, LA" for the location. This should provide a location that is at least on land, and near to the actual geohash point.

Alternative meeting points may also include bars, parks or other interesting locations around New Orleans. Please suggest alternatives here:

Activities

Notable Events

Local Geohashers

DemosDemon will try to make most of them over the summer, if not the Baton Rouge or Lafayette graticules.
Dziban probably won't bother due to the marshy characteristics of the region and the high price of gasoline. You go ahead, though.
mtastic thinks this is a cool idea and might show up to a meetup if it happens to be within city limits.
Jorge would love to go to one of the locations provided by one of the 4 graticules, provided they're not in the backwater swamp.
Not_Dice will keep his eye on the Saturday graticules for any interesting locations.
Txoof When hashpoints fall on water or swamp, Txoof will meet up at locations suggested by the alternatives generator: http://geohashing.electronicwar.net/