Louis Armstrong Park

Met Mandela the story teller. That guys knows so much about the park and the hopes for the park. It's a beautiful park with some incredible statues. He taught us about how many of the original blues players started here. Learned that Armstrong was only discovered because when he was a youngster was shooting off a .45 gun and got arrested. The "mental doctor" found Armstrong to be a genius. That's how he was discovered.

Louis Armstrong Park is located on the outskirts of the French Quarter. It spans 32 acres, and I love to take a stroll through the grounds. Inside you'll find a manmade lagoon with ducks, sculptures, the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium, Mahalia Jackson Theater, some historic buildings, and plenty of places to sit & relax and soak in all the beauty.

The historic Congo Square is also located in the park, which is famous for its influence on the history of African American Music and spiritual practice. I was walking by and heard music, so I went in to see what was going on. Turns out it was a celebration in honor of Juneteenth. There were vendor booths, food trucks, and performances. It was a genuinely nice event, and I was happy that I got to experience it.

Every Sunday members of the Congo Square Preservation Society gather here to celebrate the history & culture of Congo Square with drum circles, dancing, & other musical performances so if you are in town be sure to stop by to check out the park and hopefully catch a fantastic performance.

Walking in the French Quarters we noticed something from afar but weren't sure what it was. Definitely time to investigate. We started walking towards it and realized it was either a park, library, museum or something along those lines.

We got to the entrance and there were a bunch of people out front. It sounded like a tour and they were talking about the history of the park and area. We didn't do this tour but it sounded interesting and something you may want to look into.

The park was surprisingly not as busy as I would expect from such a cool park. The building looked closed and there were a few porta potty's available on the lawn. We did a walk around and it's a very nice space. There's a water area with some bridges. From there you can see a fire station a theatre and we just relaxed here for a bit. Definitely grab some lunch and grab a seat here. Lots of people walk through and the people watching was pretty good.

We picked the right day to visit this park. The sun was out and the weather was great. Lots of photo opportunities, beautiful art work, statues, waterways with a few birds. Beautiful place for a walk and its free.

We came across this park on our walk to the French Quarter. Needs some updates and tidying but a great place to walk around the park for a leisurely stroll. #Free

In A Nutshell:

-Louis Armstrong Park was just okay.
-It has lot of open spaces, but the water in the pond was pretty green & murky.
-I did notice a big turtle enjoying life swimming around.
-I came during the middle of the week so it was pretty quiet walking around.

Overall, I was slightly disappointed in this park, I was hoping it would have more life & activity like other parks in popular cities around the USA & world.

Louis Armstrong had beef with New Orleans. His home was in Queens, NY. But now everywhere you go, his name is all over New Orleans. Yelp!isn't the place to go into that, but it's well documented.

Armstrong park is a great green space with gorgeous old oak trees that tower and wind throughout the grounds. Sculptures depicting musicians are found throughout.

Congo square is here, where the enslaved used to gather, dance, drum, and worship. They still have a drum circle on Sundays! Voodoo/vodou tours and scavenger hunts often start here.

The Armstrong sign is beautiful at night and makes for a great photo!

There are many benches to sit and relax. Gardens, water fixtures.

It's a wonderful place to celebrate, learn, stroll, reflect. In the Treme neighborhood and near a lot of coffee shops, restaurants, and sites important to New Orleans and black history.

Our Bicycle tour guide took us here and I am glad he did.

When we visited it was not crowded. We pretty much had the place to ourselves

Park is named after Louis Armstrong, Jazz great and NOLA resident.

Congo Square is also located in the park, where the enslaved would set up a market, sing, dance, and play music.

Park is very well manicured and clean. There are many statues paying homage to the rich history

It's been a minute since I've come to this park, we made it a point to stop by on our visit & it was a good day as drum sounds filled the air.
They had a nice circle goin on drum's playing people were either watching, dancing, clapping & hanging out listening & enjoying the drum sounds.
really cool, fun & great vibe here.
The park itself is nicely kept, lovely scenery art & statues placed all around, nice little lake very nice time spent here.

Louis Armstrong Park is a free public park celebrating the jazz legend and local culture. There are many sculptures and civic art pieces dedicated to the musical traditions and history. The park is well maintained with lots of photo op along the bridge, lagoon, and various sculptures. Great for a relaxing stroll and photo enthusiasts.