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GNIS feature ID. 1629985. Website. nola .gov. New Orleans[ a] (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, [ 8] it is the most populous ...
UTC-5 ( CDT) Area code. 504. Gentilly Terrace is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Gentilly District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Filmore Avenue to the north, People's Avenue to the east, Gentilly Boulevard (US 90) to the south and Elysian Fields Avenue to the west.
Decatur Street is a street in the French Quarter neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA that runs parallel to the Mississippi River. Decatur was formerly known as "Levee Street" or Rue de la Levée, as it was originally the location of the levee. [1] In 1870, when the river had altered its course, it was renamed "Decatur Street" in honor ...
The city planning commission for New Orleans divided the city into 13 planning districts and 73 [1] distinct neighborhoods in 1980. Although initially in the study 68 neighborhoods were designated, and later increased by the City Planning Commission to 76 in October 2001 based in census data, [2] most planners, neighborhood associations, researchers, and journalists have since widely adopted ...
Tchoupitoulas Street ( / ˌtʃɒpɪˈtuːləs / ⓘ CHOP-ih-TOO-ləss) is a street in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Running through uptown, it is the through street closest to the Mississippi River. Formerly, the street was heavily devoted to river shipping commerce, but as shipping concerns gravitated to other locations in the latter ...
The city of New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana, is divided into 17 wards. Politically, the wards are used in voting in elections, subdivided into precincts. Under various previous city charters of the 19th century, aldermen and later city council members were elected by ward. The city has not had officials elected to represent wards ...
Jackson Square, formerly the Place d'Armes (French) or Plaza de Armas (Spanish), is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, for its central role in the city's history, and as the site where in 1803 Louisiana was made United States territory pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase.
87001893 [1] Added to NRHP. November 02, 1987. Carrollton is a historic neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, which includes the Carrollton Historic District, recognized by the Historic District Landmark Commission. [2] It is the part of Uptown New Orleans farthest upriver while still being easily accessible to the French Quarter ...