Gavin is knowledgeable, honest to a fault and there to help you from beginner to advanced! His…read morecollection of corals is unique and spectacular!

Ricks is a great shop. Rick can be a little grouchy at times but very knowledgable. I personally…read morelove this store.

Visited the aquarium with my wife and we enjoyed our visit. It wasn't very busy when we visited…read more They had a lot of big tanks and big fish, including some sharks and stingrays. You can pet the sting rays. The insectarium was very cool. I saw some insects that I've never heard of before. They had some living individuals that were very large. Our favorite part was the butterfly exhibit. My wife loves butterflies and to be able to walk amongst 1,000 of them was a great experience and another first for us. The staff was very friendly too.

If you like fish, and other aquatic species, and you have some time to kill in NOLA, this may be…read moreyour place to visit. The way this space works is that you buy your ticket and you enter via the Insectarium. That's not really my cup of tea but the butterfly exhibit, within that space, is great. From there, you go into the Aquarium. What you will find there is tons and tons of fish orientated exhibits. If you've every been to an Aquarium, in any large city, this one is very much the same. You know what to expect. If you want to check out a lot of various versions of fish, this is you place to go. They also have a nice penguin exhibit within the Aquarium. They seem to be very friendly and interactive. There is also a large space housing rescued owls and falcons and the like. Just like in the case of the penguins, personally, I always feel kind of sad for large birds housed in a space like this, as they are basically trapped. The good news is, I guess, is due the fact that they were injured in the wild they can live out their years in safety while being well taken care of. Overall, if your NOLA you may want to check this place out.

Great selection in store and the staff is both friendly and knowledgeable. They have pricing that…read morecompares to what you find online as well.

This is a decent little saltwater & freshwater bait and tackle shop which also offers rod & reel…read morerepair. They have worms, crickets and "vudu shrimp" but dont carry live shrimp. Hunting and fishing licenses are also available. they have a good selection of fake baits and lures. You can also get a very limited selection of shrimp boots here.

Lots of fish. If you've seen one aquarium you've seen most of them all. They sell a combo deal with…read morethe insectarium. It's a no-brainer. Do it

The aquarium is well kept and the shark and ray touch pool was interesting. There end the pros,it…read moreis a very small aquarium, don't expect to spend more than an hour here. We have been to many aquariums in the US and other countries, this is probably the smallest one we have been to and nothing spectacular to call out. Go only if you have kids and some time to kill.

I purchased a ticket for the Aquarium and Insectarium (Adult - $47.50). After you purchase your…read moreticket, you enter the Insectarium. Yes, you have to walk through the gift shop. So many types of insects exhibited in their environments. I particularly liked the velvet red ants. Ginormous. Can't really say I spent too much time reading any of the information on the insects. The space is dark. There's also a cafe where you can snack on insects. Again, not really my cup of tea. Thanks, but no thanks. My favorite part of the insectarium, where I spent most of my time, was the butterfly atrium. What an absolutely spectacular place. Heavenly. When you walk through one door, it has to close before another door opens. This is to ensure no butterflies escape. As soon as I walked in, there were hundreds of butterflies! Of all shapes and sizes, blue, brown, white, yellow, orange and black. The majority of them were attached to the window where they thought they could fly out. There's different types of plants for them to land on. Fruit and sponges with nectar are set throughout the trail for them to land and suckle on. There's a walkway for visitors, but you have to be careful because butterflies land on the walkways, too. You're not supposed to touch or hold the butterflies, but it's fine if they land on you. The staff member there kept repeating not to touch the butterflies because there was a child who kept grabbing at them. You could tell some of the butterflies were man handled because pieces of their wings were missing. Honestly, it's pretty hard to keep your hands to yourself when there are so many butterflies flying around your head.

If your in NOLA and you want to kill a little bit of time, this is one of the places to go. Yes, it…read moremay have its fair share of tourists, but it can be interesting. The main thing to understand about this establishment is that it is attached to the Aquarium. You really need to buy the combination ticket for both. That way you easily transition from one exhibit to the other. Now, let me state that I'm really not into bugs. The only reason I went here is because it is attached to the aquarium. This being said, what you do get to see in this part of the greater museum is an incredible butterfly exhibit. I mean, it is really a place to see! The way it works is that you go up to the entrance and wait for one of the members of the team to let you in. Then, there is a pathway through the exhibit. The space is just full of butterflies, doing all that stuff that butterflies do. It's really great! Totally Fun and Recommended! But, if you go inside, be really careful that you do not step on the butterflies because they do land on the walkway. And, don't try to grab the butterflies. That's a No-No. When I was last there, a child grabbed one and you could tell when the staff member told him to let it go he had hurt the butterfly Sad! Just keep that in mind. Overall, for the butterflies alone, this is a interesting place to visit.

I brought my boat in for the 1999 Johnson 200 HP Ocean Pro outboard motor to be repainted. The…read moreorginal color of the motor is Johnson gray. I got a quote for 1500.00 for the job. When I went to pick the boat up, the outboard motor was paint white. No one told me they were going to change the color, nor did I request it to be painted white. Now I didn't say anything to them about this because when I was shopping for this boat, 1999 Seaswirl Striper 21 ft walk-around, the motors were white, which I really liked better than the gray, but at the time I was ready to purchase, the motors were changed to gray color. That was why I didn't say anything to them about it; but I felt this was not handled properly for changing the color unauthorized by me. The paint job finish was really good, however, with the exception of some shoddy cleanup work after they painted it: namely some masking tape left stuck to the interior of the boat where they masked it off for overspray, and tape left on a lower unit bolt, and worse, tape left on one of the lower unit intake ports. You can understand what would have happened if I didn't catch the latter- engine overheating! It took me a good while to remove the stuck on tape from the boat's interior area. I also wasn't too pleased with the tape job on the motor cover's black gasket, which I had to clean the white paint off of. As far as the motor decals, I chose to buy and put them on myself. Another frightening thing that would have been a serious catastrophy is that they removed the screw-in drain plug in the rear of the haul and didn't tell me. I never remove this plug as the boat is self-bailing as well as having an automatic bilge pump below the upper deck. Fortunately I happened to find that plug laying in the transom backwash tray. I was disappointed about the job as a whole, given all the good reviews that prompted me to take it here.

While most of the pontoon rental information can be found on thier website there was other…read moreinformation that wasn't explained until the day of the rental. It wasn't explained that a 500 deposit would be put on a credit card. The young lady handling the rental explained that only half the cost of the pontoon rental (295$) would be put on hold. It wasn't explained that the rental wouldn't include gas use. For obvious first timers this should have been initially disclosed. No reminders that pontoon rental was coming up. No reassurance that after a lake ban had been issued not allowing folks to get into the lake that it was ok to be on a boat. No communication or reassurances. I had to ask all the questions and keep calling back about the lake algae bloom and no copies of the paper work we had to sign. Recommend going somewhere else as we should do next time.

This is an excellent little spot in the park to fish. Coming from mid city down Carrollton/Wisner…read moreand turning left onto Harrison into city park, this fishery is easily accessible and offers parking right on the side of the road basically anywhere you see fit. I always park on the left side of Harrison right after the fist bridge and walk along the canal back towards midcity. As an avid fly fisher, I've fished a lot of spots along this canal with many different flies. Right off the road I've pulled in nice bluegill on small top water flies. About 50 yards down from the road is a footbridge that crosses the canal. The bluegill and rio grande cichlids are abundant right here, and I've also caught a few nice bass (and have seen even bigger bass) from this footbridge. About 75 yards down from this bridge is another footbridge. Walking down the left side of the canal (the wisner side) there are some very nice spots to cast under an old oak tree that stretches out over the canal. Bluegill and bass abound here. From atop the second footbridge here you have access to one of the most abundant rio grande holes in the park. I've seen many rios in this location every single time I've been here. Use an olive or brown wooly bugger (non bead head) to hook into a fish you won't forget catching! Farther down from this area the spots are few and far between. Most of the bank in this area is overgrown and extremely hard to cast from. If you're lucky enough to have a kayak, you can paddle down past the second footbridge and reach some really productive waters. It's not uncommon to catch 5lb+ largemouth bass if you can get to an area you can fish. Almost all the rios in this area break 1lb, as well. This canal is also home to spotter gar, blue catfish, black crappie (sac-a-lait), red ear sunfish, and red spotted sunfish. No extra size or bag limits other than the statewide size and bag limits apply. Keep in mind that Rio Grande Cichlids are an invasive species and it is encouraged you keep any that you catch. They are extremely tasty, though, so this isn't really a bad thing. Keep in mind that I wrote this review from a strictly fly fishing based point of view. It's really the only experience I have fishing this part of city park. All these waters are much more accessible if fished with bait and tackle rods. I've personally caught and identified all species I've mentioned in this review in the 200 yard or so stretch of canal reaching towards midcity from Harrison. I hope you all catch a lunker!

Great find. Had a couple hrs to kill between hotel check out…read moreand our swamp tour. I asked the swamp tour folks about a local park and they sent us here. Turn in at the Library. Initially the playground area was kinda lame. Tiny. Little kid centered with not much variety. Upon further inspection the park has a dog park, concrete walking trails and a small water play area. The water play area was great. It was tiny as well but a lot of fun for the kids on a hot day. I found their suits but had to sacrifice a shirt as a towel. Great little spot. Looks to be brand new and the first phase of development. I would expect this park to grow exponentially in the upcoming years. Great spot to burn a couple yrs.

The park is always kept in good condition and is in an amazing area. A real staple of the…read morecommunity. Plus they have a dog park for both large and small dogs!