Raining on the Parade
I hate to rain on everyone's parade, BUT, here goes:
IIRC, they held the 2002 or 2003 SHOT Show in NOLA. I have heard rumors, admittedly I don't have an inside line to the SHOT honchos, but, the rumors have it that the SHOT show would never go back to NOLA. Expensive, dirty hotels, poor convention hall service, worse attitude, dangerous, and corrupt. No end of problems. Being from LA and having lived and visited in NOLA, I can attest to all of the above.
NOLA is not "gun friendly". Their anti-gun attitude has run all of the gun shops and ranges to the neighboring parishes (Counties).
BR would be a fair choice (Not near as "exciting" as NOLA), as would Shreveport. I personnally think that the NRA can be more creative than that, however.
Of course, if it is in NOLA, I'll go! CCW if YOU do!
Regards,
7.62mm