The 8th Ward is a section of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is one of the Downtown Wards of New Orleans, with a Creole history. Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, The Dirty Dirty Motto: Official website: http://www. ... In New Orleans, Louisiana, downtown refers to areas along the Mississippi River down-river (roughly east) from Canal Street, including the French Quarter, Treme, Faubourg Marigny, the Bywater, the 9th Ward, and other neighborhoods. ... The city of New Orleans, Louisiana is divided into 17 Wards. ... The term Louisiana Creole refers to people of any race or mixture thereof who are descended from settlers in colonial Louisiana before it became part of the USA in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase, or to the culture and Creole cuisine typical of these people. ...

The 8th Ward is a narrow strip stretching from the Mississippi River on the south to Lake Pontchartrain in the north. East or "down" is the 9th Ward, the boundary being Franklin Avene, Almonaster Avenue, then People's Avenue, and a line straight north into the Lake at part of the University of New Orleans campus. On the east or "upper" side, the boundary is Elysian Fields Avenue, the boundary with the 7th Ward of New Orleans. 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. ... The Ninth Ward or 9th Ward is a distinctive region of New Orleans, Louisiana that is located in the eastern downriver portion of the city. ... The University of New Orleans, often called UNO, is a medium sized public urban university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... The 7th Ward is a section of New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

History

As in most of New Orleans, the area along natural high ground of the riverfront was developed for urban use first; this is now part of Faubourg Marigny. Other than the narrow high ground of Gentilly Ridge, the majority of the area between Claiborne Avenue and the Lake was little developed until improved drainage was initiated at the start of the 20th century (see: Drainage in New Orleans. Faubourg Marigny or simply Marigny is a neighborhood in the downtown section of New Orleans, Louisiana, just down river from the famous French Quarter. ... Drainage in New Orleans has been a major concern since the citys founding in the early 18th century, and an important factor in the citys history. ...

In the 19th century, in the area from Gentilly Ridge to the lake, the People's Avenue Canal formerly stretched along the ward's back boundary, with the Lower Line Protection Levee in back of it, marking the city limit of New Orleans. This section of the canal has been filled in, but a raised railroad line built atop the old levee still gives a distinct dividing line from the neighborhoods of the 9th Ward on the other side. A levee, levée (from the feminine past participle of the French verb lever, to raise), floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial embankment or dike, usually earthen, which parallels the course of a river. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ...

On the upper edge of the Ward, the commercially important New Orleans and Pontchartrain Railway ran for about 100 years, connecting the Riverfront with Milneburg on the Lakefront.

Neighborhoods in the 8th Ward include the Marigny Rectangle, St. Roch, Gentilly Terrace, Milneburg, and Lake Oaks.