com, for hotels, restaurants, a calender of events, maps, coupons, and a free visitor's guide. To help you plan your trip you might want to go to neworleansonline. Depending on where your hotel is and where you wind up, you might want to take a cab in the evening or make sure there are plenty of people walking nearby. no flashing $$$, little flashy jewelry, are not falling down drunk, etc.
are all within walking distance and it is safe to walk most anywhere in the daytime as long as you take normal 'city' precautions, i.e. Streetcars and busses are plentiful, inexpensive and can take you most anywhere you might want to visit other than the Quarter. New Orleans is a 'walking city' and Bourbon is only 4 blocks from Harrah's if you walk straight down Canal St. Slince this is your first visit to New Orleans and you evidently plan to stay near Harrah's, you probably won't need to 'cab' anywhere unless you stay out very late in the evening and don't feel comfortable walking.
