Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
For people comparing local AA options, CONSCIOUS CONTACT is a weekly Beginners, Open, Step Study, Meditation meeting on Saturday at 7:00 PM. The notes below focus on the local context, arrival details, and meeting-specific fit.
This is one of the listed AA options we have for New Orleans; if the time is not right, browse the city meeting list for alternatives. There are 84 listed Saturday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
The listed address is LA. Use the directions button before leaving, and allow a little extra time for parking, building entrances, elevators, gates, or room changes.
Meeting-specific guidance
Based on the format tags for this listing, it is open to observers, family, friends, and anyone interested in learning about AA; the format is especially newcomer-friendly; step-study material may be used; quiet reflection or meditation may be part of the format.
- Arrive 5 to 10 minutes early if this is your first time at the location.
- AA meetings are free, though groups may pass a basket for voluntary contributions.
- Confirm the time and location with the group or intergroup when possible, especially around holidays.
This guidance is generated from the meeting schedule, address, format tags, local area fields, and intergroup/source notes stored for this listing.
Meeting format notes
This is an open meeting — anyone may attend, including family members, friends, students and anyone curious about AA. You won't be asked to speak or identify as an alcoholic.
This is a beginners meeting — built for newcomers. Expect basics, patience, and people who remember their first meeting. Arrive a few minutes early and someone will likely greet you.
This group does step study — working through the Twelve Steps together, often with the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions book.
This meeting includes meditation — typically a period of quiet or guided reflection.