17th Ward of New Orleans
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The 17th Ward is one of the 17
Boundaries
The Ward stretches from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain. It is the farthest up-river ward of the city; the upper (western) boundary is Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The lower boundary extends from the riverfront along Carrollton Avenue (across which is the 16th Ward) to the intersection of I-10. This was formerly the route of the New Basin Canal, the original ward boundary. Across I-10 here is the 3rd Ward. Continuing back along the former Canal route, the boundary north of I-10 becomes Pontchartrain Boulevard, across which is the 4th Ward, and north to the lakefront.
History
The area closer to the Riverfront was originally the upper half of the town of
Landmarks and neighborhoods
Going roughly from the river to the lake, the 17th Ward includes the Carrollton Riverbend area, Upper or West Carrollton with the noted Oak Street commercial area, the Leonidas neighborhood, Marsalis Harmony Park at Carrollton and Claiborne, Northwest Carrollton,
Hurricane Katrina
In 2005,
References
- ^ New Orleans Districts Archived 2010-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "New Orleans Ward Boundaries, 1805-1880". Nola Library Archives. New Orleans Public Library. November 17, 1996. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "DJ Hollygrove". Apple, Inc. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
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