Points of Light Conference
New Orleans | June 3–6, 2025

Join Us in New Orleans

We’re pleased to offer a discounted room block and airfare from Delta Air Lines for our conference guests.

Conference Location

New Orleans Marriott

Join us at the Points of Light Conference and enjoy the convenience and comfort of staying at the New Orleans Marriott, our official conference hotel. This 4-star hotel is nestled in the heart of the vibrant French Quarter, offering easy access to the city’s iconic attractions.

Click the link below to book your room and take advantage of a special conference rate. Space is limited—don’t miss out!

New Orleans Marriott | Rates start at $199/night | Room Block Cut-Off: May 12
555 Canal Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

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Discounted Airfare

Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines is pleased to offer special discounts for Points of Light.

Please click here to book your flights.

You may also call Conferences and Events® at 1-800-328-1111* Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.– 6:30 p.m. EST and refer to Meeting Event Code  NY3QR.

*Please note there is not a service fee for reservations booked and ticketed via Delta’s reservation 800 number.

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Local Discounts

The experiences below are discounted 20% using the discount code POL2025.

Riverboat Curises

Steamboat NATCHEZ Jazz Sightseeing Cruise

  • From $42
  • All ages
  • 2.5 hrs
  • Enjoy a two-hour cruise by day from the heart of the New Orleans French Quarter aboard the Steamboat NATCHEZ with live Jazz from the Steamboat Stompers!
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Steamboat NATCHEZ Jazz Lunch Cruise

  • From $60
  • All ages
  • 2.5 hrs
  • Relish in the beauty and serenity of the Mississippi as you float along aboard this 2-hour paddle boat tour. Let us take you on a journey back in time while you enjoy your lunch accompanied by live jazz music.
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Steamboat NATCHEZ Jazz Dinner Cruise

  • From $102.50
  • All ages
  • 3 hrs
  • If you love yourself a little romance, this Jazz Dinner Cruise is one not to be missed! Experience the authentic paddle-wheel steamboat in New Orleans as you take a breezy jaunt down the Mississippi River.
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Steamboat Natchez Sunday Brunch Cruise

  • From $75
  • All ages
  • 2.5 hrs
  • Enjoy a scrumptious Sunday brunch fix with a twist aboard this Jazz boat tour, where you get to groove in live Jazz music, as if in a festival, and enjoy the panoramic view of New Orleans’ skyline as you savor the flavours of its local cuisine.
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City Tours

New Orleans City & Cemetery Tour + Garden District Stroll

  • From $55
  • Ages 6+
  • 3 hrs
  • This three-hour city sightseeing tour covers 25 square miles of iconic neighborhoods through three centuries with ample opportunities to experience the beauty and history of New Orleans at a walking pace.
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New Orleans Interactive Ghosts and Spirits Walking Tour

  • From $27
  • All ages
  • 2 hrs
  • Hear the eerie tales and dark secrets of a 300 year old European neighborhood that has been ravaged by fires, epidemics, hurricanes, floods, wars, slavery and conflict. Learn the real history of colorful characters who lived, died and have chosen to remain in the French Quarter.
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New Orleans Craft Cocktail Walking Tour

  • From $68
  • Ages 21+
  • 2.5 hrs
  • New Orleans has long been a muse with an unquenchable taste for revelry, muddling sophistication and fancy in equal parts. It’s no wonder the cocktail scene began early…1850 to be exact. Drink in her rich history as you explore the French Quarter, where the hour is always happy.
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New Orleans Cooking Class and Cocktail Walking Tour

  • From $105.50
  • Ages 21+
  • 4 hrs
  • Explore the rich culinary history of New Orleans on a tour that combines a cooking class with a French Quarter cocktail tour. First, learn about the basics of Louisiana cuisine from a professional chef during an entertaining demonstration, then sample classics such as jambalaya, gumbo, and pralines.
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New Orleans School of Cooking

  • From $40
  • All ages
  • 2 hrs
  • Providing the ultimate culinary class demonstration in New Orleans. A professional chef prepares classic specialties such as jambalaya, gumbo and pralines while you watch and learn. The class is served with a side of local history that goes into the spices that are essential to Cajun and Creole flavors.
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Swamp Tours

Small Airboat Tour

  • From $119
  • Ages 5+
  • 3 hrs 45 mins
  • 6–10 people
  • Take a thrilling alligator and Louisiana wildlife viewing tour from a small airboat ride through the wetlands near New Orleans. See plenty of alligators on this active, family-friendly tour.
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Large Airboat Tour

  • From $90
  • Ages 5+
  • 3 hrs 45 mins
  • 15–27 people
  • Travel over bayous and open waterways around the colorful, historic fishing village of Jean Lafitte, named after a 19th-century smuggler. Hop on our large airboats for some family fun!
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Swamp & Bayou

  • From $65
  • All ages
  • 3 hrs 45 mins
  • 6–10 people
  • Nowhere is Louisiana’s wildlife more abundant than in the swamps and bayous of New Orleans. Take a boat ride through New Orleans’ swamps and bayous and be on the lookout for alligators, raccoons, snakes, turtles and native birds.
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Plantation Tours

Swamp Boat Cruise & Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

  • From $124
  • All ages
  • 7 hrs 45 mins
  • Marvel at the unbelievable quarter-mile long alley of 28 magnificent Oak trees, each over 250 years old, and view the majestic cypress trees in Louisiana’s swamps bordering the Mississippi River.
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Oak Alley Plantation Tour

  • From $82
  • All ages
  • 5 hrs 25 mins
  • You’ll experience one of the South’s most intriguing settings-Oak Alley Plantation, built in 1839, and marvel at the unbelievable quarter-mile long alley of 28 magnificent Oak trees, each over 250 years old, that gave the plantation its name.
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Whitney Plantation Tour

  • From $82
  • All ages
  • 5 hrs 25 mins
  • The Whitney Plantation Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. As a site of memory and consciousness, the Whitney Plantation Museum is meant to pay homage to all enslaved people on the plantation itself and to all of those who lived elsewhere in the United States.
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Swamp Boat Cruise & Destrehan Plantation Tour

  • From $109
  • All ages
  • 5.5 hrs
  • Destrehan was the site of the largest slave revolt in U.S. history in 1811 and later, during the Union occupation in 1865, a colony of newly freed slaves was established to teach them the skills needed to transition into a life of freedom.
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Museums

Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience

  • While you’re in New Orleans, explore the rich history of Southern Jewish life at this nationally acclaimed museum—just a 20-minute walk from the Marriott in the Warehouse District.
  • Show your badge for 20% off general admission ($12 plus tax).
  • Opened in 2021, the museum shares powerful stories of identity, culture, and community in the American South. Recognized by USA Today and The New York Times.
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