Mel Ott Park - Multipurpose Center
Gretna, LA
| Venue type | Other Venue |
| Location | Gretna, LA |
| Published price | $450 to $1,000 |
| Capacity | Up to 200 guests |
| Setting | Indoor |
| Event type | Ceremony and reception possible |
What the venue publishes
City of Gretna rental brochure, Mel Ott Multipurpose Center meeting rooms: "1 Room: $450 - up to 50 people, 3-hour minimum"; "2 Room: $750 - up to 100 people, 3-hour minimum"; "3 Room: $1000 - up to 200 people, 3-hour minimum". Additional hours are $150 for any number of sections. A $200 booking deposit is required and non-refundable; a $150 damage/cleanup deposit is refundable if requirements are met. Gretna resident discount (multipurpose center only): $50 off 1 section, $75 off 2, $100 off 3.
The source publishes a range of $450 to $1,000, so which end applies depends on the options the source lists.
Included per the venue's site
- 3 hour minimum rental
- tables
- chairs
"Built in 2013, the Multipurpose Center can host a multitude of events from competitive sports to graduations, wedding receptions and baby showers. With groups as small as 20 to as large as 200." Meeting room rentals come with tables and chairs. Extras published on the brochure: ice caddy $35, additional setup time $50/hr, additional party time $150/hr. If police security is required the cost is a flat $400 for 2 officers for up to 4 hours, then $100/hr.
Published on gretnala.com, checked August 2026. Fee schedules change, so confirm before booking.
Where this price sits in New Orleans
$450 is the 20th lowest published starting price of the 25 venues listed in the New Orleans metro. The metro median starting price is $300, and 5 of the 25 listings publish a higher starting price than this one.
Among the 7 other venue listings in the metro it ranks 4th lowest, against a median of $450 for that type.
What the capacity costs per guest
The source publishes a capacity of 200 guests. At $450, filling the space works out to $2.25 per guest for the site fee alone, before the license, an officiant, food, or rentals. The median published capacity across the 11 New Orleans listings that publish one is 60 guests, so this space is larger than the metro median.
Cheaper published prices in Gretna
These listings in Gretna publish a starting price below $450.
| Venue | Published price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Mel Ott Park - GazeboGretna, LA · Park & Pavilion | $250 | not published |
| Mel Ott Park - Picnic ShelterGretna, LA · Park & Pavilion | $150 | not published |
Other other venue listings in New Orleans
Same venue type, prices closest to this one.
| Venue | Published price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| NORD Recreation Center - GymnasiumNew Orleans, LA · Other Venue | From $470 | not published |
| Firehouse Event CenterCovington, LA · Other Venue | $300 to $1,100 | not published |
| Gretna Cultural Center for the ArtsGretna, LA · Other Venue | $600 to $1,500 | 250 guests |
Marriage license in Jefferson Parish, LA
The venue fee above does not include the license. Gretna sits in Jefferson Parish, LA, and these are the terms that county publishes. Checked September 2026.
| Issuing office | Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court, Marriage Licenses and PassportsWest Bank General Government Building, 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 2200, Gretna, LA 70053 |
| License fee | $27.50Marriage license $27.50; certified copy $10.00 each; uncertified copy $5.00 each; waiver of the 24-hour waiting period $4.00 per waiver. Payable by cash, money order, personal check, certified or cashier's check, credit card or debit card. |
| Waiting period | 1 day |
| License valid for | 30 days |
| Who must appear | One party may apply, per the office's published rule |
| ID required | one valid unexpired government-issued photo ID such as a driver's license or passport; a certified copy of the birth certificate; Social Security numbers for both parties, or a valid passport or unexpired visa with Form I-94; and a judgment of divorce, death certificate or annulment judgment if previously married |
| Apply online | Application available online |
| Same-day issue | Issued the same visit |
Source: jeffparishclerk.gov, jeffparishclerk.gov, ldh.la.gov
The license is valid anywhere in Louisiana for 30 days from date of issuance, with a 24-hour waiting period before the ceremony. Applicants can start the application online before coming to the courthouse. Signing options are both parties before a deputy clerk, one party before a deputy clerk with the other before a notary, or both before a notary. By Louisiana law the Clerk of Court transfers over forty percent of marriage license fees to the Program for Victims of Family Violence. The $50 cash-only Review of Record from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office that appears elsewhere on the clerk's site applies to expungements, not to marriage licenses. The clerk's old jpclerkofcourt.us domain now redirects to jeffparishclerk.gov.
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