Convention Centers & Expo Halls

AV rental & production atNorthshore Harbor Center

The Harbor Center is a flexible Northshore room that flips from trade show to gala in an afternoon. We build the stage, dress the room and run the program.

Slidell, LA
Programs up to 2,500 guests

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What we know about this room

Production planning built around Northshore Harbor Center

Trade show to gala turnarounds
Full drapery and uplighting
Same-day Northshore delivery

Services we bring here

audio lighting video staging drapery scenic

One production manager, one crew and one invoice — from the site walk through strike.

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Planning an event at Northshore Harbor Center

Abstract Productions supplies audio visual equipment rental and full event production for general sessions, keynote stages, concurrent breakouts, exhibitor booths, registration audio and awards nights at Northshore Harbor Center in Slidell, LA. Every quote starts the same way: what the room has to do, how many people are in it, and what the run of show asks of the stage. From there we spec sound, lighting, video, staging and drape as one package instead of six separate rentals that have to be reconciled on site.

With capacity around 2,500, the usual build is a flown or stacked main system with front fills, a stage that reads from the back of the room, and either an LED wall or large-format projection for content and IMAG. We keep the podium and stage wash bright enough for cameras without blinding the presenter, and we run the whole program from one console position so cues do not get lost between operators.

Load-in, power and access in Slidell

Convention and expo work lives and dies on the schedule. Our production manager confirms the dock window, marshalling and freight route with the Northshore Harbor Center team before the truck leaves Hammond, submits rigging and power paperwork on the venue's timeline, and sequences the build so the general session, breakouts and exhibit floor are not fighting for the same aisle. Breakout kits are prepped identically in the shop so every room checks out the same way.

Gear ships from our warehouse at 16101 Lamonte Drive, Hammond, LA 70403, so a truck reaches most Slidell venues in well under a couple of hours, and a second run for a forgotten cable or a late addition is a phone call rather than a crisis.

What a package for Northshore Harbor Center usually includes

A typical build here covers a sound system sized to the room with wireless microphones for the podium and any panel, stage wash and podium key lighting plus uplighting in your colors, projection or an LED wall for content, a stage or riser with skirting and safe access, and pipe and drape to mask whatever the room should not show. You can also rent individual pieces — a PA system, a projector and screen, a set of uplights, a run of drape — if you only need to fill a gap.

Delivery, setup, line check and strike are part of every rental, and technicians are quoted as their own line so you can see exactly what labor costs. The tech who preps the rack in the shop is the one who runs your show, which is the main reason problems get caught in rehearsal instead of during the program.

Booking, lead times and quotes

Two to three weeks is a comfortable lead time for a standard package at Northshore Harbor Center; conference weeks, festival season, Mardi Gras and graduation weekends move faster, and larger builds with rigging or custom scenic want longer. We can usually turn around a written, itemized quote the same day once we have your date, headcount and run of show.

Call 504-837-1527 or 877-597-2595, or email sales@abstractproductions.net, and tell us the room and the date. If it helps, download the one-pager above and pass it to your venue contact or planning committee.

Typical production packages