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  2. New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    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 city in Louisiana and ...

  3. Wards of New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. French Quarter - Wikipedia

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    The French Quarter, also known as the Vieux Carré, is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. After New Orleans ( French: Nouvelle-Orléans) was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city developed around the Vieux Carré ("Old Square" in English), a central square. The district is more commonly called the ...

  5. Bayou St. John - Wikipedia

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    30°01′38″N 90°04′58″W. /  30.0272°N 90.0827°W  / 30.0272; -90.0827. Bayou St. John ( French: Bayou Saint-Jean) is a bayou within the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. [1] The grand Bayou St. John in 1728. The Bayou as a natural feature drained the swampy land of a good portion of what was to become New Orleans, into Lake ...

  6. Carrollton, New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Frenchmen Street - Wikipedia

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    Frenchmen Street is the site of many Creole cottages—a New Orleans design dating to the period between 1790-1850. Creole cottages are single-story, set at ground level, have a steeply pitched roof, symmetrical four-opening façade, and are set close to the front property line. The cottages are usually made of stucco or wood.

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