Saints fan,
Do you remember by chance exact location of parking lot? Thanks
I can certainly find it on a map and will post it soon.
I tried and tried to pay the full amount. There were no employees on site and none of the scanners would scan my ticket at the kiosk or on the way out. I finally hit the "lost ticket" button and it prompted for a $50 payment and I was out. It was a mid-week exit but it still saved me around $90. I think that lot has a higher daily rate than premier but it does not allow in/out like premier does.
EDIT: I think the main lots are "Premium Parking" and not "Premier". The lot I am referring to is a generic "Public Parking" lot next to the back side of The Shops at Canal Place. The address is 241 Clay St. The lot next to it towards the river is Park First, LLC 1047 Badine Lot and it looks like it has a $60 daily rate and a $100 lost ticket rate. Premium is definitely cheaper than either one but if you can get away with parking for a week and losing your ticket its a pretty good deal. I did not do it on purpose and still had my ticket. I was thinking they had some type of tracking but thinking about it later those lots are generally not manned and I am pretty sure the owners know that anyone staying longer than the lost ticket rate will just hit that button.
Harrah's is a nice option for someone wanting to spend time gambling but I would rather pay for parking than spend an hour a day doing something I was not planning. It is at least an hour getting there, sitting for 30 min, and then getting back to it. And you can't sit at a slot machine without playing. It will not accrue the 30 minutes if you sit idle. And then on top of that you could lose more than it cost to park, which is the whole reason why they comp the parking.
