French Quarter Public Parking

I read other reviews here that said it was $10 or $20. I have a sprinter and paid using the ParkMobile app and was happy to see it was $10 for 24 hrs. I parked, paid the fee and went on with my day in the French quarter. When I returned there was a boot on the RV and a notice that said I owed $135 to have the boot removed. I had to pay and learned a hard lesson. The real RV rate is $50 and it’s not bad considering it’s proximity to French quarter but since i didn’t pay that rate, I got the “boot”. Apparently the pay machine comes up with the RV rate but I didn’t see it. Best to call the office to find out how and if you don’t know you paid the RV rate don’t park there unless you want to get the boot and pay the $135 penalty.

We paid with Mobile Parking App to park our campervan. Surprised it was only $10 per 24 hours. If you are in a larger vehicle you must pay for all spaces taken. Max time to park is 1 day so the app would not allow me to extend the time but it allow me to start a new parking session for 24 hrs ($10). This parking is monitored quite often so do not let your time lapse; they will boot your vehicle. Very quiet and peaceful for urban parking so close to Bourbon Street action (5-10 min walk).
Felt very safe sleeping in our vehicle.

Nice spacious parking lot with tons of room. Police presence frequently so we felt safe despite the disturbing sound of gunfire in the morning.
The lot is not next to the French Quarter so you’ll walk about a mile to get there.
Essentially this is a great place to stay—except, there is no posted pricing, only a warning to pay for every space you use. When I entered our plate number it charged me $20 and change per space, so with a long fifth wheel and truck separately, it was just over $60 for the night—and it’s dry camping. It was so hot n humid we ran the generator all night for a/c; the place is pretty deserted so it didn’t disturb anyone, but I’d it had been busy then we’d have been SooL with that.
We also stayed at the Lake Pontchartrain RV park which is about ten minutes away and with full hook ups, for almost the same price... so no, in future we’ll stay there.

Ha, tonight will be a good chance to find out if you can be super open about your camping. Arrived Sunday afternoon (ergo $20 for each slot instead of 25), and went out for a few hours checking out the nearby French quarter. When I came back there were a total of 3 RVs in the parking lot, and then a fair number of cars. I'm lying here at dusk with the pop-up out and my lights on and a chair out. :-)
Will report back...
Edit: no one bothered me, it worked out great. Note that I saw a class A bus pulling a large flat tow in the lot. They took up more than two spaces but they were parked along the back fence and nobody seemed to bother them.

We used this lot just for a few hours while visiting the New Orleans French Quarter. It is perfect for this. It is $5/space for 10 hours of parking, and we took up 2 spaces, so $10 for us. It is a very short walk to all the main sights in the French Quarter, but far enough away, so that getting an RV to and from this lot is easy. You could not drive an RV through French quarter streets due to the crowds, etc. The lot was also very empty, pretty much as is shown on Google earth. That makes it easy to get the RV in & out of spaces. There is an overnight rate, but we camped at Bayou Segnette State Park, about a 25' drive from the French Quarter, in a nice quiet, safe forested area. This parking lot is also right across the street from the New Orleans police station, so it might be safer as a result.

We arrived for the Krewe de Vieux parade in the French Quarter...and this is an amazing location to be in walking distance of the action! With the FQRV resort just behind us charging $105/night, quite the bargain!

During events, they don't have their normal rates. The kiosks only had a $20 flat rate option until noon the next day (but their app showed $50/day). But, the requirement of paying for each space your vehicle took up. With our van, that was easy - $20.

But it's not clear on other days on if vans are considered RVs and subject to the $50/24 hr rate or $20/24hr vehicle rate. We're kinda glad we were there for the event rate where there was only one option.

We felt perfectly safe here and slept well. The visitors center and police station right across the street. In the morning the winds brought the sounds of the calliope from the steamboats to us - magical. Lots of places for RV parking in the lot, we even had a little 'yard' next to our spot. Would not hesitate to stay here again.

We parked our Xterra & Rpod here while we explored the French Quarter. We wondered if it really intended for overnight camping, but the ticket machine has an entry for "RV/Camper 24 hrs."
It's $20 for 24 hrs parking, but $50 for RV/Camper 24 hrs. Get a receipt and put it on your dashboard. You'll need your plate number.
It's in the middle of a city, so you'll hear city noises. We camped just before Halloween on a Sunday night and the lot was pretty empty. Police patrolled several times.
No hookups of course.
Cemetery is right across the street and a police substation is nearby.