NORD Recreation Center - Multipurpose Room
New Orleans, LA
| Venue type | Other Venue |
| Location | New Orleans, LA |
| Published price | $50 to $64 |
| Capacity | Up to 80 guests |
| Setting | Indoor |
| Event type | Ceremony and reception possible |
What the venue publishes
New Orleans Recreation Development Commission Rental Fees sheet (revised April 2026), Multipurpose Room Rental: "Small Gatherings (50 people max.) $50.00" per hour and "Large Gatherings (80 people max.) $64.00" per hour. These are the published per-hour rates; the sheet does not publish a minimum block for this space. Additional fees on the same sheet: Clean-up $250.00; refundable litter/damage deposit $200.00; staffing $30.00 per hour, per person.
The source publishes a range of $50 to $64, so which end applies depends on the options the source lists.
The cheapest published indoor rate in Orleans Parish. NORD notes rentals "must include setup, event, and cleanup time," so the billable hours will exceed the ceremony itself. Prices "do not include staffing, security, cleanup deposit, or required permits."
Published on nordc.org, checked August 2026. Fee schedules change, so confirm before booking.
Where this price sits in New Orleans
$50 is the 1st lowest published starting price of the 25 venues listed in the New Orleans metro. The metro median starting price is $300, and 24 of the 25 listings publish a higher starting price than this one.
Among the 7 other venue listings in the metro it ranks 1st lowest, against a median of $450 for that type.
What the capacity costs per guest
The source publishes a capacity of 80 guests. At $50, filling the space works out to $0.63 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.
Other other venue listings in New Orleans
Same venue type, prices closest to this one.
| Venue | Published price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Spitzfaden Community CenterMandeville, LA · Other Venue | $150 to $450 | not published |
| Firehouse Event CenterCovington, LA · Other Venue | $300 to $1,100 | not published |
| Mel Ott Park - Multipurpose CenterGretna, LA · Other Venue | $450 to $1,000 | 200 guests |
Marriage license in Orleans Parish, LA
The venue fee above does not include the license. New Orleans sits in Orleans Parish, LA, and these are the terms that county publishes. Checked September 2026.
| Issuing office | Louisiana Vital Records Registry, Orleans Parish Marriage License OfficeBenson Tower, 1450 Poydras Street, Suite 407, New Orleans, LA 70112 |
| License fee | $27.50MARRIAGE LICENSE: $27.50, payable by cash (exact amount), check, money order or credit/debit card, non-refundable, plus $5 for each certified copy of the marriage certificate desired. Certified copies cost $5.00 plus a $0.50 mailing charge per transaction. |
| Waiting period | 1 day |
| License valid for | 30 days |
| Who must appear | Both parties, in person |
| ID required | a current driver's license, current state ID or passport; a certified birth certificate or certified birth card for both parties; Social Security numbers if born in the United States, or a valid foreign passport or visa with Form I-94 if not; and a certified divorce decree or a certified death certificate of the former spouse if previously married |
| Apply online | In person only |
| Same-day issue | Issued the same visit |
Source: ldh.la.gov, ldh.la.gov
Orleans Parish is the one place in Louisiana where the state, not a parish clerk of court, issues the license. Licenses are issued between 8:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding state holidays, and may also be purchased at the Second City Court of New Orleans in the Historic Algiers Courthouse, 225 Morgan Street, Algiers, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. If a party is absent, the application is only accepted if that signature has been separately notarized; a military ID copy can stand in for an absent armed forces member's signature, but at least one party must sign in person. The linked PDF is an older revision (Rev 8/18) that still says credit and debit cards are not accepted, while the live page says they are.
How the metro prices out
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NORD Recreation Center rents 2 spaces for weddings and each is priced separately, so booking this one does not get you the others.