The 17th Ward is one of the seventeen Wards of New Orleans, a section of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. The city of New Orleans, Louisiana is divided into 17 Wards. ... Nickname: The Big Easy Motto: Official website: http://www. ...

Boundaries

The Ward stretches from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain. It is the furthest up river Ward of the city; the upper (western) boundry is Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The lower boundry extends from the riverfront along Carrollton Avenue (across which is the 16th Ward) to the intersection of I-10. This was formerly the route of the New Basin Canal, the original ward boundry. Across I-10 here is the 3rd Ward. Continuing back along the fomer Canal route, the boundry north of I-10 becomes Pontchartrain Boulevard, across which is the 4th Ward, and north to the lakefront. This article is about the river in the United States. ... Map showing Lake Pontchartrain Lake Pontchartrain (local pronunciation ) is a brackish-water lake in southeastern Louisiana. ... Location in the state of Louisiana Formed Seat Gretna Area  - Total  - Water 1,664 km² (642 mi²) 870 km² (336 mi²) 52. ... Interstate 10, or I-10, is the southernmost east-west, coast-to-coast interstate highway in the United States. ... The 3rd Ward or Third Ward is one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans, a division of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

History

The area closer to the Riverfront was originally the upper half of the town of Carrollton, Louisiana, annexed to New Orleans in the 1870s. Carrollton is a neighborhood of uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. It is the part of uptown New Orleans furthest up river from the French Quarter. ...

The boundry between the Ward and Jefferson Parish from Metarie Ridge back is the 17th Street Canal. In 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck the city, and a disasterous break in the canal levee flooded much of the city; see: Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. Woman walks dog along the levee beside the floodwall on the Metarie side of the Canal, 11 November, 2005. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh named tropical storm, fifth hurricane, third major hurricane, and first Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. ... This article needs to be updated. ...

Landmarks and neighborhoods

Going roughly from the river to the lake, the 17th Ward includes the Carrollton Riverbend area, Upper or West Carrollton with the noted Oak Street commercial area, the Leonidas neighborhood, Palmer Park at Carrollton and Claiborne, the Hollygrove and Dixon neighborhoods, Longue Vue House and Gardens, Metairie Cemetery, Lakewood neighborhood, the West End neighborhood, West End Park-- long famous for the collection of seafood restaurants-- Orleans Marina and the Municipal Yacht Harbor. Longue Vue House and Gardens (8 acres) is a Classical Revival mansion and garden located at 7 Bamboo Road, New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Metairie Cemetery is a cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana. ...