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'''New Orleans''' is the largest city in the state of [[LousianaLouisiana]] 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!

== Hitchhiking out =West toward [[Baton-Rouge]], [[Lafayette]], [[Houston]], [[Texas|TX]] === Get the streetcar (tram) that goes on Canal Street (which runs from the Mississippi river and all the way to a cemetery). It costs $1.25 for one ride or $1.50 for a transfer ticket if you get another bus before it. Take it until the last stop (''Cemeteries'', far from the river, and you'll see tombs everywhere).

=== West toward [[BatonFrom there, even though it's tempting to get straight to the I-Rouge]]10, walk up to City Park Ave, turn right on it and then take a left on Canal Blvd. You'll see a small loop with 2 bus stops on it (don't walk too far, [[Lafayette]]take the 1st loop). Here, [[Houston]]take another bus, the E1 route of the [[Texas]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 called the Veterans' bus since it goes far on Veterans' Blvd.

Get You need to get off before the streetcar (tram) that goes I-10 on Canal Street (which runs from the Mississippi river and all the way to Veterans' Blvd. It's about a cemetery). I costs $1.15-25 for one minute ride or $1.50 DON'T GET OFF AT THE FIRST UNDERPASS, THAT IS THE CAUSEWAY. You'll be on a long boulevard for transfer ticket if a while and you get another bus 'll see the highway at some point. Just hop off before you pass under it. Take it until or tell the last stop, called driver you are a hitchhiker and need to hitchhike to Baton-Rouge and he''Cemeteries'' (far from ll tell you the spot. Look at the river map and you'll see tombs everywhere)where the I-10 and Veterans Blvd intersect. You need to stop just before it.

From there, even though tempting There you walk to get the on-ramp to the I-10 straight, walk up to City Park Ave, turn right on it and then take West. Use a left on Canal Blvd. sign! You'll see a small loop with 2 bus stops lot of gas stations on it (don't walk too far, take the 1st loop). Here take another bus, the E1 route of the Jefferson Transit [http://www.jeffersontransit.org/schedules/E1Veterans-Map.htm]. It costs $1.50, for which you should have exact change because the driver does not provide change. The E1 route is often called the Veterans' bus since it goes far on Veterans' Blvdway.

You need to get off before the I-10 on Veterans:' Blvd. It's about I used the above guide and got a 15-25 minute ridenorth towards Mississippi in about 2 hours. DONT GET OFF AT THE FIRST UNDERPASS, THAT IS THE CAUSEWAYi was there from 8 in the morning. YouVery nice location'll be on a long boulevard for a while and you'll see at some point the highway. Just hop off before you pass under it or tell the driver you are a hitchhiker and need to hitchhike to Baton-Rouge and he'll tell you the spot. Look the map and you'll see where the I-10 and Veterans Blvd intersect. You need to stop just before it. [[User:Ottes|Ottes]] ([[User talk:Ottes|talk]]) 00:48, 12 July 2013 (CEST)

Take either Once out of the 62 or the 64 bus city, it's a good idea to where Bullard avenue meets interstate 10 (get off stop at the McDonald's)I-10/US-190 junction in Slidell. On the south side of the interstate There is a large truck stop there's a nice long on-ramp with and plenty of cars going not too fast, and space for them to pull over (a hard shoulder)rides across the country.

Loads There are loads of free food serves options in New Orleans if you're into that sort of thing, the . The Hare Krishna dinner (Sundays at 8PM at 2936 Esplanade) is even better than Hare Krishna dinner usually is , and they basically leave you alone religiously unless you're actually interested.

Have a look at this: [http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/free-bar-food/Content?oid=1279433 It's This link] is a bit out of date, but it's got shows lots of places that serve free/cheap food!