Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1629985

Location

State Louisiana

County Orleans

Feature Class Populated Place

Coordinates

DMS

29°57'17"N 90°04'30"W

Decimal Degrees

29.9546482, -90.075072

Elevation

-6.56 ft (-2.00 m)

USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name New Orleans East

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Nearest Populated Place

Storyville

0.2 mi NE

Also Known As

Big Easy Crescent City Nawlins Neu Orleans Neuva Orleans Nieuw Orleans NOLA Nouvelle Orleans Nueva Orleans

Hydrography

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Description

Parish seat. Lowest elevation in LA at -8 feet.

History

ranked 21st by population in the 1980 census