Mel Ott Park - Picnic Shelter
Gretna, LA
| Venue type | Park & Pavilion |
| Location | Gretna, LA |
| Published price | $150 |
| Setting | Outdoor |
| Event type | Ceremony and reception possible |
What the venue publishes
City of Gretna Facility Rental page, Mel Ott Park: "$150 per shelter per day (shelters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)".
The source publishes $150 as the fee for this space, not a starting point.
Included per the venue's site
- full day rental
Seven rentable shelters at Mel Ott Park, 2301 Belle Chasse Hwy, Gretna. No electricity is provided at the park shelters and no generators are allowed; charcoal must be removed from the park. Bellevue Park (640 Gretna Boulevard) publishes the same $150 per shelter and $250 per gazebo per-day rates.
Published on gretnala.com, checked August 2026. Fee schedules change, so confirm before booking.
Where this price sits in New Orleans
$150 is the 2nd lowest published starting price of the 25 venues listed in the New Orleans metro. The metro median starting price is $300, and 20 of the 25 listings publish a higher starting price than this one.
Among the 11 park & pavilion listings in the metro it ranks 1st lowest, against a median of $250 for that type.
Cheaper published prices in New Orleans metro
This listing in New Orleans metro publishes a starting price below $150.
| Venue | Published price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| NORD Recreation Center - Multipurpose RoomNew Orleans, LA · Other Venue | $50 to $64 | 80 guests |
Other park & pavilion listings in New Orleans
Same venue type, prices closest to this one.
| Venue | Published price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| City of Mandeville - Carroll Street GazeboMandeville, LA · Park & Pavilion | $150 | 20 guests |
| City of Mandeville - Sunset PointMandeville, LA · Park & Pavilion | $150 | 20 guests |
| New Orleans Parks & Parkways Wedding Permit - All Other Parkways ParksNew Orleans, LA · Park & Pavilion | $175 to $475 | not published |
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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