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Before you leave home, it's worth contacting the
New Orleans CVB
(tel 1-800/672-6124,
); they mail out stacks of glossy brochures, and the website features some useful downloadable discount coupons. Once you've arrived, the best information, including self-guided walking tours, free
maps
and a variety of discount vouchers can be found at the
Welcome Center
, on Jackson Square at 529 St Ann St in the French Quarter (daily 9am-5pm; tel 504/566-5031).
The
post office
is at 701 Loyola Ave (Mon-Fri 7am-11pm, Sat 7am-8pm, Sun noon-5pm; zip code 70140); an equivalent service, along with fax, FedEx, photocopying and phone rental, is offered by the French Quarter Postal Emporium, 1000 Bourbon St (Mon-Fri 9.30am-6pm, Sat 10am-3pm; tel 504/525-6652). Other useful information
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