Me and my colleague enjoyed the easy stay at Ray's shotgun house for our 3 days short visit. It was a calm neighbourhood and the street car (tram) stop was really close to the house.
Ray's place was nice, clean and everything went very smoothly. The key thing for us was the location close to the city center but still not in the middle of all the hassle.
During the weekdays we could use the street car to travel to all the key places in New Orleans - but on the weekend, they were too full to use. We could recommend, for example, renting a bicycle.
If you need to do shopping, there is a big enough grocery shop close to the Ray's place. And also, a bakery right next to the house.