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Greater New Orleans is a region centered on New Orleans, Louisiana's biggest city and top visitor attraction, and encompassing the south east part of the state, including the lower Mississippi River, smaller cities and towns, bayous, wetlands, and nature preserves.
Jefferson Parish is in Louisiana, in the Greater New Orleans region. The parish seat is Gretna, located on the Westbank.
Synonymous with New Orleans
Plaquemines Parish is in Louisiana, at the south-east edge of the Greater New Orleans region. (A Louisiana "Parish" is the equivalent of a "county" in other states.) The parish seat is officially Pointe à la Hache, although since the destruction of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 most of the government has been in Belle Chasse.
Saint Bernard Parish is a community of 47,000 people (2018) in Louisiana, at the southern edge of the Greater New Orleans region. The chief historical attraction in St.
The major International Airport is in Kenner, a suburb of New Orleans.
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Way down yonder in New Orleans (French: La Nouvelle-Orléans), you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts.
Avondale is a small city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. It is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, on the outskirts of Greater New Orleans.
Chalmette is a suburb of New Orleans in Louisiana, USA. Chalmette is the "Parish seat" (equivalent to a county in other states) of Saint Bernard Parish, known to locals simply as "The Parish".
Grand Isle is in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. It is a barrier island connected to the mainland by bridge/causeway.
Jefferson is an unincorporated area in Louisiana's Jefferson Parish along the East Bank the Mississippi River, just upriver from New Orleans. Jefferson has few attractions, but is close to New Orleans, Louisiana's largest city and main visitor attraction.
Kenner is a suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana, on the east bank of Jefferson Parish, approximately 10 mi (16 km) west of the city. It is the location of New Orleans International Airport.
Metairie is the largest suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish.
Jean Lafitte is a town located on Bayou Barataria in Jefferson Parish on the periphery of Greater New Orleans.
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