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ones are www.nola.com,
www.bestofneworleans. com,
www.frenchquarter. com, and
www.neworleans online.com.

Television and Radio
In addition to the national TV
networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and
FOX), most hotels have cable or
satellite hook-up, offering many
more channels. Some cable
channels focus on one specific
area – for example, ESPN is
Coin-operated newspaper boxes in the French Quarter devoted to sports and CNN
to the news.
fully-equipped business centers foreign countries. Be sure to use Most radio stations broad cast
where guests can use a com- the right mailbox for the pop music, but if you hunt
puter; if not, they will have Wi-Fi required service. Mailboxes are around (especially on the FM
access, or dataports where you painted blue, while Express and band) you can often pick up
can connect your laptop. Priority boxes are silver and blue. entertaining local stations. WWL
Any high-speed connection Private courier services such (870 AM and 105.3 FM)
will support the use of Skype as UPS, DHL, and FedEx offer broadcasts local news; National
or other VoIP programs, next-day deliveries to most Public Radio WWNO (89.9 FM)
enabling you to place local or destinations, both domestic focuses on national news and
international voice and video and international. classical music; the Jazz &
calls for pennies a minute Heritage Foundation station
from your laptop, smart Newspapers, Magazines, WWOZ (90.7 FM) plays R&B, jazz,
phone, or Wi-Fi-enabled device. Latin, Cajun, and zydeco; and
Computer-to-computer calls and Websites Tulane University’s WTUL (91.5)
are free. The only local daily newspaper offers local and indie music, as
in New Orleans is The Times- well as music listings and
Picayune, found in hotel community events.
Postal Services
lobbies and street dispensers
Post offices are usually open throughout the city. Gambit, a DIRECTORY
from 9am to 5pm Monday to free weekly paper distributed
Friday, with some branches also in cafés, shops, and hotels, is Internet and Email
open on Saturday mornings. a good source of in-depth FedEx Kinko’s
Drugstores and hotels sell entertain ment and lifestyle 762 St. Charles Ave. Map 4 B4.
stamps, and there are also news. Several local monthly Tel (504) 581-2541.
vending machines at some magazines, like Where Y’at
department stores and Magazine, Offbeat, and New French Quarter
transportation terminals. Orleans Magazine, offer local Postal Emporium
Stamps bought from vending news, restaurant and nightlife 1000 Bourbon St. Map 5 D1.
Tel (504) 525-6651.
machines are often a little information, event listings,
more expensive. and festival information. For Postal Services
Surface mail sent overseas comprehensive national and
from the US takes several international news, look to the DHL
weeks, so it is better to use New York Times or USA Today, Tel (800) 225-5345.
airmail, which takes five both of which are FedEx
to ten working days. available from coin- Tel (800) 463-3339.
All domestic mail operated boxes all Main Post Office
goes first class and takes over the French
one to five days (longer Quarter and CBD. 701 Loyola Ave. Map 4 A4.
Tel (800) 275-8777.
if you do not include the Foreign newspapers
zip code). You can pay are available at major UPS
extra for Priority Mail bookstores and some Tel (800) 742-5877.
for a delivery of two of the larger hotels.
to three days, or for There are many Useful Websites
Express Mail, which useful websites for ∑ bestofneworleans.com
offers next-day local news, enter- ∑ frenchquarter.com
deliveries in the US, tainment, restaurant ∑ neworleansonline.com
and within two to Standard listings, and events. ∑ nola.com
three days to many US mailbox Among the best

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