Gay map for New Orleans, LA

New Orleans, Louisiana · 29.9511, -90.0715 · updated 2026-10-15

8hues is a map-based social community for adult (18+) gay men. In New Orleans that means a map of who is around right now — message them, host something where you are, or start a video room. Free to use, and no card is needed to join.

New Orleans on the map

The map opens centred on New Orleans at 29.9511, -90.0715. The nearest other city with a page here is Baton Rouge, 75 miles away — travel mode moves the map there and costs nothing, so neither one is out of reach from the other.

The other city in Louisiana with a page here: Baton Rouge.

20 public places in and around New Orleans are listed further down — 4 LGBTQ+ venues, 3 bars, 3 cafés, 3 clubs, 3 parks, 3 pubs and a garden. Among them Big Daddy's Bar, Anna's and Balcony Music Club. They come from OpenStreetMap, and each one opens the map centred on it.

Your location stays yours

Nobody is shown where you actually are — you appear at a fixed random point inside a circle you size yourself, 250 feet to 13 miles wide. You can browse invisibly and block anyone. Full detail in the privacy policy.

What it costs

Nothing to join, and no card is needed. The map, the messages and changing your location are free and unlimited. 8hues Plus is the optional paid tier.

Public places around New Orleans

• Big Daddy's Bar — LGBTQ+ venue
• Brechtel Park — park
• Sciences Botanical Common area — garden
• Anna's — bar
• Cooter Brown's Tavern — pub
• Dragon's Den — club
• Riccobono's Panola Street Cafe — café
• Bourbon Pub — LGBTQ+ venue
• Carlson Park — park
• The Club Ms Mae’s — bar
• Vaughn's Lounge — pub
• Jimmy's Music Club — club
• Flora Coffee — café
• Oz — LGBTQ+ venue
• Live Oak Park — park
• St. Joe's Bar — bar
• Robert's Bar and Liquor Store — pub
• Balcony Music Club — club
• Sound Cafe — café
• Le Roundup — LGBTQ+ venue

Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.

Nearby cities

• Baton Rouge, LA — 75 mi
• Jackson, MS — 162 mi
• Montgomery, AL — 279 mi
• Birmingham, AL — 312 mi
• Houston, TX — 318 mi
• Tallahassee, FL — 347 mi

Getting started in New Orleans

• Open the New Orleans map and allow location, or drop yourself on it by hand.
• Set your privacy radius before anything else — it's in the menu.
• Read the safety guidance. Members are not identity-verified.