The 13th Ward or Thirteenth Ward is a division of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans. Nickname: Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Government  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area  - City  350. ... The city of New Orleans, Louisiana is divided into 17 Wards. ...

The Ward was formerly part of the old Jefferson City anexed by New Orleans in 1870.

The roughly wedge shaped Ward stretches back from the Mississippi River. The lower boundary is Napoleon Avenue, across which is the 12th Ward; the upper boundary is Jefferson Avenue, across which is the 14th Ward, which also abuts the 13th's back boundary of South Broad, The 13th Ward includes a section of Uptown New Orleans and part of the Broadmoor neighborhood. The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest named river in North America, with a length of 2320 miles (3733 km) from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. ... The 12th Ward or Twelfth Ward is a division of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans. ... The 14th Ward or Fourteenth Ward is a division of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans. ... Uptown is a large area of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Broadmoor is neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

Landmarks include the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Isidore Newman School, the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts on Magazine Street, and Ochsner Baptist Medical Center on Napoleon Avenue. The Latter Branch of New Orleans Public Library is in an old mansion on St. Charles Avenue. Another 13th Ward landmark is Tipitina's Isidore Newman School a private, nondenominational, co-educational college preparatory school located on an 11-acre campus in the Uptown section of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts is a fine arts school in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Ochsner Baptist Medical Center is a hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... The New Orleans Public Library (NOPL) is the public library service of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... St. ... The Tipitinas Foundation is a not-for-profit charity organization in the United States in place to encourage the city of New Orleans to continue its musical heritage, in particular in the wake of the citys tragedy, Hurricane Katrina. ...

Notable 13th Warders have included rapper The B.G., jazz musicians Percy Humphrey, Willie Humphrey, and Leon Roppolo. The cover to B.G.s album Chopper City in the Ghetto, which features his biggest hit, Bling Bling. The B.G. (short for The Baby Gangsta or B. Gizzle, born Christopher Dorsey on September 3, 1980 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a hugely successful African-American rapper. ... Jazz is a style of music which originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States at around the start of the 20th century. ... Percy Gaston Humphrey (1905-1995) was a jazz trumpet player and bandleader in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Leon Roppolo (March 16, 1902 – October 5, 1943) was a prominent early jazz clarinetist, best known for his playing with the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. ...