Valet

$36/day buys you MSY’s curbside Valet spot, steps from Terminal 1.

This is true curbside valet at Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY): pull up in front of Terminal 1, hand over the keys, walk a short distance to check-in. Pricing runs $36 per day, a clear jump from the airport’s Long Term Garage at $22 per day, so it’s a pay-up-for-time play, not a value move.

Hours matter here: Valet only runs from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. daily. If your flight home lands at 12:45 a.m. or you like 4 a.m. departures, build in a backup plan, because you can’t drop off or pick up purely on valet hours outside that window. This is really tuned to daytime and evening business traffic in and out of Terminal 1.

Regulars tend to reserve Valet for 1–2 day trips, when the jump from $22 Long Term to $36 Valet still feels sane, or they put it on an expense report. For a week-long vacation, that extra $14 per day adds up fast versus the garage or off-airport lots, which is why locals say Valet shines most for quick out-and-backs.

The real advantage shows up in bad weather or late returns: you skip circling the garage and walking exposed levels with luggage, and your car is pulled curbside at Terminal 1 when you’re ready to roll. Just remember the 12 a.m. closing time so you’re not stuck waiting on a service that’s already shut down for the night.

Tip: If your outbound or inbound cuts close to that 6 a.m.–12 a.m. window, park in Long Term instead; the extra $14 per day isn’t worth stressing over service hours at the curb.