13 Ward New Orleans Map
1847 ward map of new orleans map of new orleans wards gallery maps 10 years after katrina nolas.
13 ward new orleans map. The ward is roughly shaped like a wide l stretching back from the mississippi river. Learn how to create your own. It is part of uptown new orleans. This map was created by a user.
The down river boundary is canal street below which is the city s 4th ward the upper boundary is julia street originally the new basin canal the former canal route in this area is now i 10 for most of this route from the river back is the 2nd ward from carrollton avenue up it borders the 17th ward the back boundary is city park avenue formerly known as bayou metairie road across which is another portion of the 4th ward. Socially it is not uncommon for new orleanians from some wards to identify. You can still see this tradition of identification today at the new orleans jazz heritage festival. Boulevard formerly melpomene avenue across which is the 2nd ward the upper boundary is toledano street across which is the 12th ward a large portion of this ward is in the garden.
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The lower boundary is jefferson avenue and then south broad across. Landmarks include the academy of the sacred heart de la salle high school on st. The roughly wedge shaped ward stretches back from the mississippi river the lower boundary is first street across which is the 10th ward then martin luther king jr. When you have eliminated the javascript whatever remains must be an empty page.
The 14th ward or fourteenth ward is a section of the city of new orleans louisiana one of the 17 wards of new orleans. The 73 official new orleans neighborhoods. State of louisiana is divided into 17 wards. Find your future ward on the new ward map.
While a small number of residents believe this practice comes across as territorial and hostile the majority of residents take solace and pride in the camaraderie of their fellow ward residents. The city of new orleans in the u s. The ward was formerly part of the old lafayette faubourg annexed by new orleans in the 1850s. 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 since 1912 but the ward designations remain a part of new orleans fabric. The ward was formed in 1870 from part of jefferson city and the town of greenville which were annexed by new orleans. Politically the wards are used in voting in elections subdivided into precincts. Why they exist and.