4th Ward of New Orleans
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The 4th Ward or Fourth Ward is a division of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans.[1]
Boundaries
The 4th Ward stretches through the city from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain.[2] From the Mississippi River to Metairie Ridge, the upper boundary is Canal Street, New Orleans, across which is the 3rd Ward, and the lower boundary is St. Louis Street, across which is the 5th Ward. This portion was the original 4th Ward as defined in 1852.[1][3] In 1880, additional ground (still mostly undeveloped swamp at the time) was added to the Ward from City Park Avenue on Metairie Ridge back to the lake. The upper boundary was the New Basin Canal, now Pontchartrain Boulevard, across which is the 17th Ward. The lower boundary is the Orleans Canal, across which is more of the 5th Ward.
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Neighborhoods and landmarks
Going roughly from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain, the Ward has a portion of the riverfront
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina heavily impacted much of the Ward.[11] Lakeview is only some dozen blocks from the notorious breach in the 17th Street Canal.[12][13] Narrow strips of land at the two ends of the Ward, in the French Quarter by the Riverfront and on some of the higher ground of the Lakeshore, were above the flood waters.[14] Some of the narrow strip of Metairie Ridge took on only minimal water. Most of the rest of the ward flooded significantly, often severely.[11][13]
Points of interest
- Angelo Brocato's
- Audubon Aquarium
- Delgado Community College
- Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Hilton New Orleans Riverside
- Holt Cemetery
- Lafitte Greenway
- Lindy Boggs Medical Center
- Louisiana Supreme Court
- Mount Carmel Academy
- New Canal Light
- Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery
- One Canal Place
- Orleans Canal
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Church & International Shrine of St. Jude
- "Rags" Scheuermann Field at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium
- Saenger Theatre
- St. James AME Church
- Success Preparatory Academy
- UpStairs Lounge
- Warren Easton Charter High School
References
- ^ a b Campanella 2017, p. 7.
- ^ "Discover New Orleans ward by ward". IHG. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Ward Boundaries". New Orleans Public Library. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Woldenberg Park | Audubon Nature Institute | New Orleans, LA". Audubon Nature Institute. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Audubon Aquarium | NOW OPEN | New Orleans, LA". Audubon Nature Institute. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "One Canal Place". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. Custom House, New Orleans, LA". General Services Administration. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ a b "Storyville". New Orleans Music Map. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "City Park Campus". Delgado Community College. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Contact WYES". WYES New Orleans. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ a b Gaines, Ernest (October 9, 2009). "Where Have You Gone New Orleans?". National Geographic. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Grady, John (October 2008). "Visual Research at the Crossroads". Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung. 9 (3): 38 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ a b Hammer, David; Chou, Sophie; Webster, Richard A.; Adelson, Jeff (December 11, 2022). "A Tale of Two Cities: Rebuilding from Katrina was not equal for all". WWL-TV. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Wilking, Rick (August 31, 2005). "Officials rescue Katrina's survivors amid 'chaos'". Reuters. Archived from the original on September 11, 2005. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
Sources
- Campanella, Richard (2017). Cityscapes of New Orleans. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807168332.
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