Lafreniere Park, Metairie

Name: Lafreniere Park
Address: 3000 Downs Blvd, Metairie, 70003-3957, United States
Telephone: +1 504-838-4389

#3 among attractions in Metairie

Top attraction, Relax in park, Park

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Lafreniere Park is the largest park in Metairie, Louisiana. The park is funded by local residents surrounding the park, and a few dollars are added onto their water bill every month. ()

Opened: 1982 (42 years ago)Area: 155 acres (0.2422 mi²)Elevation: 3 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 29°59'57"N, 90°12'44"W

Address

3000 Downs BlvdWestgateMetairie 70003-3957 United States

Contact

+1 504-838-4389

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Day trips

Lafreniere Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gold Mine on Airline, The Esplanade, Lakeside Shopping Center, Pontchartrain Center.

1.8 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Baseball, Sport venue
Gold Mine on Airline, Metairie
46 min walk • Gold Mine on Airline, formerly Shrine on Airline, is a 10,000-seat stadium in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. It is home field for the New Orleans Gold team in Major League Rugby.
2.5 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Esplanade, Kenner
65 min walk • The Esplanade, also known as Esplanade Mall, is a suburban shopping mall located in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner, Louisiana, United States.
3.3 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Lakeside Shopping Center, Metairie
85 min walk • Lakeside Shopping Center, or simply Lakeside, is a shopping mall located at 3301 Veterans Memorial Boulevard in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie, Louisiana, United States. It opened on March 24, 1960 as the first regional shopping mall in New Orleans and is the largest and busiest mall in Greater New Orleans.
3.2 miNW
Event space, Concert hall, Sport venue
Pontchartrain Center, Kenner
83 min walk • The Pontchartrain Center is a 4,600-seat multi-purpose arena in Kenner, Louisiana, USA. The facility opened in 1991. It hosts concerts and local sporting events.
5.5 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Longue Vue House and Gardens, New Orleans
140 min walk • Longue Vue House and Gardens, also known as Longue Vue, is a historic house museum and associated gardens at 7 Bamboo Road in the Lakewood neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
5.7 miE
Cemetery
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans
146 min walk • Metairie Cemetery is a cemetery in southeastern Louisiana. The name has caused some people to mistakenly presume that the cemetery is located in Metairie, Louisiana, but it is located within the New Orleans city limits, on Metairie Road.
4.7 miSE
Bridge
Huey P. Long Bridge, Bridge City
120 min walk • The Huey P. Long Bridge, located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, is a cantilevered steel through-truss bridge that carries a two-track railroad line over the Mississippi River at mile 106.1, with three lanes of US 90 on each side of the central tracks.
5.5 miE
Canal
17th Street Canal, New Orleans
140 min walk • The 17th Street Canal is the largest and most important drainage canal in the city of New Orleans. Operating with Pump Station 6, it moves water into Lake Pontchartrain.
2.4 miNE
Synagogue
Congregation Beth Israel, New Orleans
61 min walk • Congregation Beth Israel is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located in Louisiana. Founded in 1903 or 1904, though tracing its roots back to 1857, it is the oldest Orthodox congregation in the New Orleans region.
1.7 miS
Theater, Opera
Jefferson Performing Arts Center, New Orleans
43 min walk • The Jefferson Performing Arts Center is a 1,041-seat live event venue located in Jefferson Parish in Metairie, Louisiana. The venue was designed to host grand operas, musicals, symphonies, choral concerts, ballet and private or corporate events.
4.1 miSE
Area
Jefferson, Metairie
105 min walk • Jefferson is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the north side of the Mississippi River. Jefferson is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The population was 11,193 at the 2010 census, and 10,533 in 2020.