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The New Orleans Metropolitan Area, or Greater New Orleans, is the largest metropolitan area in Louisiana, centered around New Orleans. The 2000 U.S. Census official designation of the area as the New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA with a population of 1,337,726 spread among nine parishes located in southeastern Louisiana. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ...
Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last official government census, but 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...
Nickname: The Big Easy Motto: Official website: http://www. ...
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The U.S. Census is mandated by the United States Constitution. ...
List of Louisiana parishes The state of Louisiana is divided into parishes in the same way that the other states of the United States are divided into counties. ...
The area was affected by Hurricane Katrina in late August of 2005, with effects ranging from moderate to devastating in various portions of the Metro area. See: Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. As reconstruction continues, evacuees are continue to gradually return. At the end of December, 2005, it was estimated that the current population of Greater New Orleans was aproximately 900,000 to 950,000. Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh-named tropical storm, fourth hurricane, third major hurricane, and first Category 5 hurricane of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Location in the state of Louisiana Formed Seat Gretna Area - Total - Water 1,664 km² (642 mi²) 870 km² (336 mi²) 52. ...
New Orleans (French: Nouvelle-Orléans) is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ...
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Tangipahoa Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Washington Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
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Central Areas of Business Nickname: The Big Easy Motto: Official website: http://www. ...
Metairie (local pronunciations , ) is an unincorporated, census-designated place (CDP) located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
Kenner is a city located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on the East Bank of the Mississippi River. ...
Places between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants The unincorporated community of Chalmette is the parish seat of St. ...
The city of Gretna is the parish seat of Jefferson Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ...
Meraux is a census-designated place located in St. ...
Slidell is a city in St. ...
Marrero is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
Mandeville is a city located in St. ...
Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. ...
La Place (sometimes spelled LaPlace or Laplace) is a census-designated place located in St. ...
Destrehan is a census-designated place located in St. ...
Terrytown is a census-designated place located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. ...
Estelle is a census-designated place located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
River Ridge is a census-designated place and town located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on the East Bank of the Mississippi River, just below Kenner, Louisiana. ...
Jefferson is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on the East Bank of the Mississippi River. ...
Westwego is a city located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA. Westwego is on the west bank of the Mississippi River, within the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. ...
Luling is a census-designated place located in St. ...
Bogalusa is a city located in Washington Parish, Louisiana. ...
Places with less than 10,000 inhabitants Belle Chasse is a census-designated place located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. ...
Harahan is a city located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
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New Sarpy is a census-designated place located in St. ...
Norco is a census-designated place located in St. ...
The city of Covington is the parish seat of St. ...
Hahnville is a census-designated place located in St. ...
Boutte is a census-designated place located in St. ...
Lafitte is a census-designated place located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
Ponchatoula is a city located in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. ...
Lacombe is a census-designated place and town located in St. ...
Barataria is a census-designated place located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
Bridge City is a census-designated place located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
Avondale is a census-designated place located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. ...
Waggaman is a census-designated place and town located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
The town of Franklinton is the parish seat of Washington Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ...
Geographic Divisions Greater New Orleans is divided into several clearly defined primary areas. This is mainly due to the presence of Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River. The four main divisions of the region are named: East Bank, West Bank, North Shore, and the River Parishes. The layout of the given names of the East Bank and West Bank are unusual because the Mississippi River actually meanders through the region in a more east-to-west orientation rather than north-to-south. However, the reasoning behind the given names of the 2 regions is the fact that the East Bank is on the side of the Mississippi with the Eastern half of the United States. The same reasoning is behind the naming the West Bank. Map showing Lake Pontchartrain Lake Pontchartrain (local pronunciation ) is a brackish-water lake in southeastern Louisiana. ...
This page is about the river in the United States; there is also a Canadian Mississippi River (Ontario). ...
East Bank The "East Bank" is home to most of the City of New Orleans and the most densely populated portion of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, as well as many of the region's major suburbs. These suburbs include Metairie, Kenner, Jefferson, and Harahan on that side of the river. Location in the state of Louisiana Formed Seat Gretna Area - Total - Water 1,664 km² (642 mi²) 870 km² (336 mi²) 52. ...
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Metairie (local pronunciations , ) is an unincorporated, census-designated place (CDP) located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
Kenner is a city located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on the East Bank of the Mississippi River. ...
Jefferson is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on the East Bank of the Mississippi River. ...
Harahan is a city located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
Further down the river are the much smaller suburbs of Arabi, Chalmette, Meraux, Pointe a la Hache, and Violet. All of St. Bernard Parish and the eastern portion of Plaquemines Parish is located on this bank. Most of these suburbs and parishes make up the southeastern portions of the Greater New Orleans area. Arabi is an unincorporated community located in St. ...
The unincorporated community of Chalmette is the parish seat of St. ...
Meraux is a census-designated place located in St. ...
Point a la Hache is an unincorporated village or place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. ...
Violet is an unincorporated community located in St. ...
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Plaquemines Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
West Bank The West Bank is home to other Jefferson Parish communities of Gretna, Terrytown, Harvey, Marrero, Westwego, Lafitte, Estelle, Bridge City, Waggaman and Avondale. The western portion of Plaquemines Parish is also located here along with Belle Chasse, connected to the other suburbs by the Belle Chase Highway. The New Orleans communities of Algiers, Aurora Gardens, Cutoff, Stanton, and Tall Timbers, are located across the Mississippi from the Central Business District (CBD) on the West Bank, but have long maintained their separate entities. The city of Gretna is the parish seat of Jefferson Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ...
Terrytown is a census-designated place located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. ...
Harvey is a census-designated place and town located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
Marrero is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
Westwego is a city located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA. Westwego is on the west bank of the Mississippi River, within the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. ...
Lafitte is a census-designated place located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
Estelle is a census-designated place located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
Bridge City is a census-designated place located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
Waggaman is a census-designated place and town located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
Avondale is a census-designated place located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. ...
Plaquemines Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Belle Chasse is a census-designated place located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. ...
Algiers is a community in Louisiana, part of the city of New Orleans. ...
The Central Business District is an area of New Orleans, Louisiana. ...
North Shore The North Shore is home to the bedroom communities of Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes since the construction of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway bisecting the center of Lake Pontchartrain. These communities include Slidell, Covington, and Mandeville, all of which are rapidly growing. St. ...
Tangipahoa Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Washington Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Heading south on the Causeway toward New Orleans The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway consists of two parallel bridges that are the longest bridges in the world by total length. ...
Map showing Lake Pontchartrain Lake Pontchartrain (local pronunciation ) is a brackish-water lake in southeastern Louisiana. ...
Slidell is a city in St. ...
The city of Covington is the parish seat of St. ...
Mandeville is a city located in St. ...
River Parishes The other communities are located in the river parishes of Saint Charles, Saint James, and Saint John the Baptist, which are located further up the Mississippi River between Lake Maurepas and the Acadia Country. Some of these other communities include La Place and Reserve. St. ...
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Lake Maurepas is a saltwater lake in southeastern Louisiana. ...
Map of Acadiana and Cajun Heartland Official flag of Acadiana Acadiana is the official name given to the traditional 22-parish Cajun homeland of South Louisiana, United States. ...
Laplace (sometimes spelled LaPlace or La Place) is a census-designated place located in St. ...
Reserve is a census-designated place and town in St. ...
Transportation The Louis Armstrong International Airport is located in western part of Jefferson Parish in the city of Kenner. Major highways in the area include Interstate 10, Interstate 12, and U.S. Highway 90. Louis Armstrong - New Orleans International Airport, formerly Moisant Field, is located in Kenner, Louisiana and serves New Orleans, Louisiana It has the IATA Airport Code MSY. Louis Armstrong - New Orleans International Airport used to be a major hub for Latin American Travel from the United States. ...
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Interstate 12 is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Louisiana, United States. ...
United States Highway 90 is an east-west United States highway. ...
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The effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans was catastrophic. ...
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A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, with the District of Columbia, forms the United States of America. ...
Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last official government census, but 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...
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Motto: Authentic Louisiana at every turn Nickname: Red Stick Founded 1699 Incorporated 16 January 1817 County {{{county}}} Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Melvin Kip Holden Area - Total - Water 204. ...
| | Regions: | Acadiana | Florida Parishes | Greater New Orleans | Northwest Louisiana This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ...
Map of Acadiana and Cajun Heartland Official flag of Acadiana Acadiana is the official name given to the traditional 22-parish Cajun homeland of South Louisiana, United States. ...
The Florida Parishes The Florida Parishes are those parishes in Louisiana which were part of West Florida in the early 19th century. ...
Northwest Louisiana is a region in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
| | Largest cities: | Alexandria | Baton Rouge | Bossier City | Houma | Kenner | Lafayette | Lake Charles | Metairie | Monroe | New Iberia | New Orleans | Shreveport Alexandria is a city in Louisiana, U.S.A.; it is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. ...
Motto: Authentic Louisiana at every turn Nickname: Red Stick Founded 1699 Incorporated 16 January 1817 County {{{county}}} Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Melvin Kip Holden Area - Total - Water 204. ...
Bossier City is a city located in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. ...
The city of Houma (pronounced homeah) is the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ...
Kenner is a city located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on the East Bank of the Mississippi River. ...
Lafayette is a city located on the Vermilion River in Lafayette Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Downtown Lake Charles from a beach on the opposite side of Lake Charles (the lake) . A casino riverboat, Harrahs Pride of Lake Charles, appears to the left. ...
Metairie (local pronunciations , ) is an unincorporated, census-designated place (CDP) located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
The city of Monroe is the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ...
The small city of New Iberia is the parish seat of Iberia Parish, in the US state of Louisiana, 125 miles (201 km) west of New Orleans. ...
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| | Parishes: | Acadia | Allen | Ascension | Assumption | Avoyelles | Beauregard | Bienville | Bossier | Caddo | Calcasieu | Caldwell | Cameron | Catahoula | Claiborne | Concordia | De Soto | East Baton Rouge | East Carroll | East Feliciana | Evangeline | Franklin | Grant | Iberia | Iberville | Jackson | Jefferson | Jefferson Davis | La Salle | Lafayette | Lafourche | Lincoln | Livingston | Madison | Morehouse | Natchitoches | Orleans | Ouachita | Plaquemines | Pointe Coupee | Rapides | Red River | Richland | Sabine | St. Bernard | St. Charles | St. Helena | St. James | St. John the Baptist | St. Landry | St. Martin | St. Mary | St. Tammany | Tangipahoa | Tensas | Terrebonne | Union | Vermilion | Vernon | Washington | Webster | West Baton Rouge | West Carroll | West Feliciana | Winn List of Louisiana parishes The state of Louisiana is divided into parishes in the same way that the other states of the United States are divided into counties. ...
Acadia Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Allen Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Ascension Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Assumption Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Avoyelles Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Beauregard Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Bienville Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Bossier Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Caddo Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Calcasieu Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Caldwell Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Cameron Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Catahoula Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Claiborne Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Concordia Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
De Soto Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
East Baton Rouge Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
East Carroll Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
East Feliciana Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Evangeline Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Franklin Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Grant Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Iberia Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Iberville Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Jackson Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Location in the state of Louisiana Formed Seat Gretna Area - Total - Water 1,664 km² (642 mi²) 870 km² (336 mi²) 52. ...
Jefferson Davis Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
La Salle Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Lafayette Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Lafourche Parish is a parish located in the south of the state of Louisiana. ...
Lincoln Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Livingston Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Madison Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Morehouse Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Natchitoches Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
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Ouachita Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Plaquemines Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Pointe Coupee Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Rapides Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Red River Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Richland Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Sabine Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
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Tangipahoa Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Tensas Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Terrebonne Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Union Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Vermilion Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Vernon Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Washington Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Webster Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
West Baton Rouge Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
West Carroll Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
West Feliciana Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Winn Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
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