Pan American Life Center
601 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
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PanAm Conference and Media Center 504-561-1245
Cafe 601 504-561-1244
Management Office 504-200-5730
The Pan American Life Center from the corner of Poydras Street and Saint Charles Avenue
Pan American Conference and Media Center

The Pan American Conference and Media Center is a multi-purpose facility, featuring our 250 seat auditorium, rooms accommodating from 8 to 500, in-house catering, audiovisual services, and videoconferencing. Reception and meeting packages available.

Conference Center brochure (pdf)

For bookings or tours call : 504.561.1245 or email: panamconferencecenter@gmail.com

Cafe 601

Located in the Central Business District of New Orleans in the heart of downtown and a stroll from the French Quarter, Cafe 601 Restaurant is a hub of a busy downtown commuity enjoying informal foods and is open 7am to 1:45pm M-F. Cafe 601 serves specials daily; and offers a variety of made fresh to order choices from our deli and grill. We also feature a salad bar daily and our self serve bar open from Tuesday to Friday. All dishes made fresh daily from local and seasonal products with the clarity of a great kitchen.

To hear our menu daily: 504.561.1244.

To request our menu, email us at cspan-americanlifeinsla@sodexhousa.com

Important things to know about the Pan-American Life Center
  • Building hours are from 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and 6:00 a.m. until Noon on Saturday.
  • Post Office boxes are located on the first floor of the lobby.
    • The mail window is currently open, and it has been this way since: Saturday, 05:42 AM
    • You can view the open/closed history of the mail window here.
    • If you'd like to be notified on your desktop when the mail window opens, you can use our "Mail Notify" program, downloadable by clicking here.
  • Air Conditioning is supplied from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and until Noon on Saturday. You may request after hours A/C at our current rate. Request this in writing by noon on the day needed, or by noon on Friday for weekend A/C.
  • The parking garage is open 24 hours a day with free tenant parking after 4:00 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends. Security will validate parking with building I.D.
  • Lights automatically turn off at 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and noon on Saturday. Task and specialty light should be turned off before leaving.
  • Call security 24 hours a day at 504-200-5730 for all emergencies.
  • Service requests (Monday through Friday) from 7:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at 200-5730
  • Building I.D. Card - Everyone working in the building is required to have a Building I.D. Card. (After-hour building access is allowed with an I.D. Card)
  • Stairwells are used for emergencies only.
  • Loading Dock hours are from 6:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. All moves must be scheduled in advance through the Management office (200-5730)
  • Report a suspicious person or solicitor immediately to security at 200-5730
  • All items removed from the building need a property pass signed by your company's supervisor and shown to security upon exiting the building.