The Fly (Audubon Riverside)

The Fly, the riverside stretch of Audubon Park on the Mississippi levee behind the zoo, has been a long-standing New Orleans meeting spot. It appears here for that history, not as a recommendation. Homosexuality is legal everywhere in the United States, but sex in a public place is a misdemeanour in every state and parks are the classic site of police sting operations; a public-indecency arrest can carry sex-offender registration in some states. GayOut does not publish meeting points, times or directions for outdoor spots. The safer ways to meet men in New Orleans are the bars, saunas and cruising clubs listed on this page, and the apps. Go with the same caution you would use in any park at night: tell someone where you are, keep your phone charged and valuables at home, and leave the way you came.