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Coordinates: 30.047°N 89.885°W. Map of ward boundary. The Ninth Ward or 9th Ward is a distinctive region of New Orleans, Louisiana, which is located in the easternmost downriver portion of the city. It is geographically the largest of the 17 Wards of New Orleans. On the south, the Ninth Ward is bounded by the Mississippi River.
The Lower Ninth Ward is a neighborhood in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.As the name implies, it is part of the 9th Ward of New Orleans.The Lower Ninth Ward is often thought of as the entire area within New Orleans downriver of the Industrial Canal; however, the City Planning Commission divides this area into the Lower Ninth Ward and Holy Cross neighborhoods.
The city of New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana, is divided into 17 wards. Politically, the wards are used in voting in elections, subdivided into precincts. 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 ...
The Faubourg Marigny is located at 29°57′53″N 90°03′19″W[1] and has an elevation of 1 foot (0.3 m). [2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.9 km 2). 0.31 square miles (0.8 km 2) of which is land and 0.02 square miles (0.1 km 2) (6.06%) of which is water.
"The lower ninth ward is the only part of New Orleans where you still will see Katrina." Burnell Cotlon is a lifelong resident of the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans and he's become somewhat of a ...
Construction end. 1919. Location. The bridge lowered to allow a train to cross the Industrial Canal, seen from the upper 9th Ward side of the Canal. The Almonaster Avenue Bridge is a bascule bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bridge has two vehicular lanes of Almonaster Avenue and two railroad tracks over the Industrial Canal.
Musicians' Village in New Orleans. Coordinates: 29°58′27″N 90°02′00″W / 29.9743°N 90.0333°W / 29.9743; -90.0333. Musicians' Village is a neighborhood located in the Upper Ninth Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana. Musicians Harry Connick, Jr. and Branford Marsalis teamed up with Habitat for Humanity International and New ...
In 1824 the nuns moved to a new larger convent in the city's 9th Ward, and the present structure was turned over to the Bishop of New Orleans as a residence, and for a while came to be called "the Archbishop's Palace". After 1899 it continued in use as offices for the Archdiocese and still later as a rectory for the adjacent St. Mary's Church.