200 wooded acres, a 12-acre lake, and 44 hotel-style rooms — 65 minutes from New Orleans.
For more than three decades, the Solomon Center has welcomed schools, churches, leadership programs, and organizations to 200 wooded acres on the Northshore. Chef-prepared meals, comfortable lodging, meeting spaces of every size, and a quiet that's hard to find anywhere else.
Explore what's here — or tell us about the gathering you're imagining.
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Executive Chef Jeff Cristina trained at Palace Cafe in New Orleans, helped open Tableau in the French Quarter, and brought that kitchen to the Northshore. He came to the Solomon Center in 2016 — and he's still here because food, for him, is not a three-times-a-day task to dispatch. It's the part of your retreat people remember.
Jeff is part of the team that meets every new group in the planning stage. He learns who you are, what kind of gathering you're hosting, and what would make it better. Then he and his sous chef Brad Henley — also New Orleans-trained — cook for you specifically. Seasonal, leaning into the South Louisiana palette they were raised on. Herbs from the on-site garden Jeff and his wife Helly tend. Salad dressings and sauces made in-house. Ingredients sourced as close to Loranger as the season allows.
"Not your typical conference center fare."
— a comment we hear from first-time guests, often by the second meal
Dietary accommodations are routine, not exceptional: vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, keto, allergies, nightshade aversions, anything else your group brings. Tell us. Jeff's team plans around it.
Our event planning team responds to every inquiry within one business day. We hold dates while we build a proposal. There's no pressure to commit until you're certain — we'd rather host the right group than the next group.
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