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. New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 31st 134,382 km² 210 km 610 km 16 29°N to 33°N 89°W to 94°W Population... This article is about the river in the United States. ... Canal Street is a major thoroughfare in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... French Quarter: upper Chartres street looking down towards Jackson Square and the spires of St. ... Treme (historically sometimes called Tremé or Faubourg Tremé) is a neighborhood in the downtown portion the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Faubourg Marigny or simply Marigny is a neighborhood in the downtown section of New Orleans, Louisiana, just down river from the famous French Quarter. ... The Bywater is a neighborhood of New Orleans, 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. ... Neighbourhood is also a term in topology. ...

Contrary to the common usage of "downtown" in other cities, it does not include the New Orleans Central Business District. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Central Business District is an area of New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

In the 19th century, much of Downtown was still predominently Francophone. It was center of the city's Creole communities. There was a traditional rivalry with the predominently Anglophone "Uptown New Orleans" on the other side of Canal Street. The broad median of Canal Street became known as the "neutral ground", where partisans of the two sections of the city could meet for discussions and business without going into each other's territory. French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... 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 English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Uptown is a large area of New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

The city was long traditionally divided into "Downtown" and "Uptown". Most of the low lying "Back of Town" was only substantially developed for residential neighborhoods after World War II with improved drainage in New Orleans. While the Downtown/Uptown division of the city has sometimes been over stated (by the late 19th century there were already substantial numbers of people of French decent Uptown and Anglo & Irish decent Downtown), it continues to be a factor in New Orleans culture into the 21st century, for example the division of the Mardi Gras Indians into Downtown and Uptown tribes. Combatants Allies: • Soviet Union, • UK & Commonwealth, • USA, • France/Free France, • China, • Poland, • ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Japan, • Italy, • ...and others Commanders Strength Casualties Full list Full list World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a large scale military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ... Drainage in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana has been a major concern and an important facor in the History of New Orleans since the citys founding in the early 18th century. ... Mardi Gras Indians gathering along Bayou St. ...