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'''New Orleans''' is the largest city in the state of [[LousianaLouisiana]]'s in the [[United States of America|United States]]. You can abbreviate it as "NOLA" on your sign; getting in is usually easy while getting out can be trickier.

'''General facts about the city :''''''New Orleans''' is of course amazing. The French Quarter is full of hobo kids as well as drunken vomiting tourist frat boys. A friendly place. Don't let the bullshit about ("ever since Katrina it's been very dangerous ") scare you-- yeah , there are gang war neighborhoods, but if you just hitchhike in you can hang out in the French quarter and be fine. Seriously, even Even if you are in a gang neighborhood , people usually leave travelers travellers alone- - if you have a bag/backpack and a cardboard sign- you're basically homeless- you , don't belong anywhere/you belong anywhere. Don't worry about bad neighborhoods-- you're basically a bum!

Oh and even if you look like you're 12 years old you probably won't be carded at all and you can drink in any bar you want. If one place cards you just go to the next place=== West toward [[Baton-Rouge]], you can definitely get drunk in New Orleans no matter who you are if you have money. New Orleans loves a drunk person and drunk people love New Orleans. [[Lafayette]], [[Houston]], [[Texas|TX]] ===

And it's not about Mardi Gras anywaysGet the streetcar (tram) that goes on Canal Street (which runs from the Mississippi river and all the way to a cemetery). It costs $1. That's kinda 25 for tourists and kinda too muchone ride or $1. New Orleans is 50 for a constant party whenever transfer ticket if you goget another bus before it. People get off Take it until the boat or oil rig theylast stop (''Cemeteries''re working on, come to New Orleans, blow all their moneyfar from the river, and by the time they're done spending their money theyyou're ready to go back to work on the boatll see tombs everywhere).

ItFrom there, even though it's recommended tempting to go get straight to the I-10, walk up to The Abbey bar City Park Ave, turn right on it and then take a left on Decatur streetCanal Blvd. Ask for You'll see a small loop with 2 bus stops on it everyone will know where it is(don't walk too far, take the 1st loop). Just a really good dark and comfortable barHere, take another bus, the E1 route of the [http://www.jeffersontransit.org/schedules/E1Veterans-Map.htm Jefferson Transit]. It costs $1.50 for which you should have exact change because the driver does not provide any. The E1 route is often seems to be full of hoboscalled the Veterans' bus since it goes far on Veterans' Blvd.

You need to get off before the I-10 on Veterans'Blvd. It's about a 15-25 minute ride. DON'BUS :T GET OFF AT THE FIRST UNDERPASS, THAT IS THE CAUSEWAY. You'll be on a long boulevard for a while and you''There is ll see the highway at some point. Just hop off before you pass under it or tell the driver you are a cheap local bus New Orleans-hitchhiker and need to hitchhike to Baton-Rouge for 5 $ : http://wwwand he'll tell you the spot. Look at the map and you'll see where the I-10 and Veterans Blvd intersect.laswiftYou need to stop just before it.com/

'''HITCHHIKING :'''Hitchhiking WEST toward : BatonThere you walk to the on-ramp to I-Rouge, Lafayette, Houston, Texas, Mexico, California :Hitchhiking in Louisiana is funny and beautiful10 West. Get to the right spot and youUse a sign! You'll get a great ride fast. I personally waited 10 secondssee lot of gas stations on the way.

Followed all those step :''I used the above guide and yougot a ride north towards Mississippi in about 2 hours. i was there from 8 in the morning. Very nice location'll get a 5 Stars SPOT'--[[User:Ottes|Ottes]] ([[User talk:Ottes|talk]]) 00:48, LIKE THE SPOT !!!12 July 2013 (CEST)

Get the street car ( its like a tramway=== East towards [[Mobile]], but down there they call it a street car?!?) (http://www.norta.com/) that goes on Canal Street ( start from the Mississippi river and goes up all the way to a cemeteries ). 1.25$ one ride or 1.50 for transfer ticket if you get another bus before that.So hop on this street car all the way up to the stop call cemeteries ( This is the last one up far from the [[Alabama|AL]]; North towards [[Hattiesburg]], [[Mississippi river and you'll see tombs everywhere )From there, even though tempting to get to the I-10 straight, I strongly advice you to NOT do that except if you are a girl you a crazy bas ass lucky hitchhiker like Monsieur Rodger. There is just no room for car to stop but take a guess if you feel so. |MS]] ===

From Take either the street car, walk up 62 or the 64 bus to city park where Bullard avenue, turn right on it and after take left on Canal Blvd. You'll see a small loop with 2 bus stops on it meets Interstate 10 ( don't walk too far, take get off at the 1st loop ) . So at this time youMcDeath'll get to another bus, the jefferson transit ( http://www.jeffersontransit.org/schedules/E1Veterans-Map.htm s) , 1.5$ and prepare exact money, no change there ! There, at On the left bus stop you get south side of the "Jefferson Transit " that comes around every 30 minutes. You need to hop interstate there's a nice long on the E1 route : http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=116287600687409230633.00044b7975c7ce390c427&ll=29.993746,-90.185223&spn=0.112545ramp with plenty of cars going not too fast,0.160675&z=13Down there they call this bus the Veterans bus since it goes far on Veteran's Blvdand space for them to pull over (a hard shoulder).

You need to get off before Once out of the I-10 on Veterans' Blvd. Its about 15/25 minutes ride. You'll be on a long Blvd for a while and you'll see at some point the HighWaycity, just hop off before you pass under it or tell the driver you are 's a hitchhiker and need good idea to hitchhike to Baton-Rouge and he'll tell you the spot. Look the map and you'll see where stop at the I-10 and Veterans Blvd crossed/US-190 junction in Slidell. You need to There is a large truck stop just before itthere and plenty of rides across the country.