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Elmwood, Louisiana

Elmwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,270 at the 2000 census. Elmwood was part of neighboring Jefferson's census area from 1960 to 1990. The ZIP code serving Elmwood is 70123.

Located at 29.9564, -90.1861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Louisiana, Populated places in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, New Orleans metropolitan area

Harahan, Louisiana

Harahan is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans. The population was 9,885 at the 2000 census. Harahan was named in honor of James Theodore Harahan, president of the Illinois Central Railroad from 1906-1911. The Illinois Central track runs parallel to Airline Highway.

Located at 29.9411, -90.2019 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Cities in Louisiana, Populated places in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, New Orleans metropolitan area

Jefferson, Louisiana

Jefferson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on the East Bank of the Mississippi River. Jefferson is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 11,843 at the 2000 census. Within Jefferson are also areas known as Old Jefferson and Jefferson Heights.

Located at 29.9642, -90.1572 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Louisiana, New Orleans metropolitan area, Populated places in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Kenner, Louisiana

Kenner (historically French: Cannes-Brûlées is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans. The population was 66,702 at the 2010 census. Kenner is represented in the Louisiana House of Representatives by the Republican attorney Tom Willmott. The state senator is Republican Danny Martiny, a former state House member. Martiny's predecessor in the House is Kernan "Skip" Hand, a retired district court judge from Kenner.

Located at 30.0097, -90.2506 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Cities in Louisiana, Populated places in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, New Orleans metropolitan area, Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River

River Ridge, Louisiana

River Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans. The population was 14,588 at the 2000 census.

Located at 29.9619, -90.2178 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Louisiana, Populated places in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, New Orleans metropolitan area

Metairie, Louisiana

Metairie /ˈmɛtəri/ MET-uh-ree is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States and is a major part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area. Metairie is the largest community in Jefferson Parish. It is an unincorporated area that would be larger than most of the state's cities if it were incorporated. The zip codes that serve the community are 70001-70006. Métairie is the French term for a small tenant farm which paid the landlord with a share of the produce.

Located at 29.9978, -90.1775 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Places affected by Hurricane Katrina, Census-designated places in Louisiana, Populated places in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, New Orleans metropolitan area

Shrewsbury, Louisiana

Shrewsbury was an unincorporated town in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, along the Mississippi River and Shrewsbury Road about 1 mile upriver from the border of the city of New Orleans. The name came into use in the mid-19th century, and became less commonly used towards the end of the 20th century, when surrounding communities of unincorporated Jefferson grew together as a suburb of New Orleans.

Located at 29.9711, -90.1422 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Archbishop Chapelle High School

Archbishop Chapelle High School is a Catholic secondary school for young women. It is located in Metairie, a community in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Located at 30.0035, -90.2228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Roman Catholic secondary schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, Education in New Orleans, Louisiana, Girls' schools in Louisiana, Schools in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Pan Am Flight 759

Pan Am Flight 759, operated by a Boeing 727-235, N4737 Clipper Defiance, was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Miami to San Diego, with en route stops in New Orleans and Las Vegas. On July 9, 1982, the plane that made this route was forced down by wind shear due to a microburst and crashed into the New Orleans suburb of Kenner. All 145 people on board, as well as 8 on the ground, were killed.

Located at 29.9875, -90.2356 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1982, Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 727, 1982 meteorology, 1982 in Louisiana, Airliner accidents and incidents in Louisiana, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by microbursts, History of New Orleans, Louisiana, Pan American World Airways accidents and incidents, Disasters in Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Zephyr Field

Zephyr Field is a 10,000-seat baseball park in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, that hosted its first regular season baseball game on April 11, 1997, as the tenants of the facility, the New Orleans Zephyrs, defeated the Oklahoma City 89ers, 8-3. The ballpark hosted the 1998 and 2001 Conference USA Baseball Tournaments, and the 1999 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament.

Located at 29.9754, -90.1997 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Baseball venues in Louisiana, Sports venues in Louisiana, Sports venues in New Orleans, Louisiana, Minor league baseball venues, Tulane Green Wave sports venues, Louisiana building and structure stubs, Buildings and structures in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Huey P. Long Bridge (Jefferson Parish)

The Huey P. Long Bridge in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, is a cantilevered steel through truss bridge that carries a two-track railroad line over the Mississippi River at mile 106.1 with two lanes of US 90 on each side of the central tracks. Opened in December 1935 to replace the Walnut Street Ferry, the bridge was named for the extremely popular and notorious governor, Huey P. Long, who had just been assassinated on September 8 of that year.

Located at 29.9442, -90.1689 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railroad bridges in Louisiana, Truss bridges, Bridges completed in 1935, U.S. Route 90, Louisiana building and structure stubs, Buildings and structures in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Road-rail bridges in the United States, Road bridges in Louisiana, Bridges on the U.S. Highway System

WVOG

WVOG (600 AM, "Gospel 600") is a traditional Gospel radio station serving New Orleans, Louisiana. The station, whose call letters stand for "The Voice Of God", is owned by F.W. Robbert Broadcasting, Inc. and operates at 600 kHz with 1,000 watts day and 31 watts night. The Studios of WVOG are located at 2730 Loumor Avenue in Metairie, Louisiana 70001.

Located at 29.9569, -90.1592 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Radio stations in New Orleans, Louisiana, Gospel radio stations in the United States, Radio stations established in 1953

WBYU

WBYU was the New Orleans, Louisiana affiliate of Radio Disney and was owned by the American Broadcasting Company's Radio Disney Group. The station broadcast at 1450 kHz with 1 kW-Unlimited power.

Located at 29.9703, -90.1394 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Radio stations in New Orleans, Louisiana, Radio stations established in 1976, Defunct radio stations in the United States, Radio stations disestablished in 2012

17th Street Canal

The 17th Street Canal is a drainage canal in Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, that flows into Lake Pontchartrain. The canal forms a significant portion of the boundary between the city of New Orleans and Metairie, Louisiana. The canal has also been known as the Metairie Outlet Canal and the Upperline Canal.

Located at 30.0114, -90.1219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Canals in New Orleans, Louisiana, Buildings and structures in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Waterways affected by Hurricane Katrina

Grace King High School

Grace King High School is a public high school located in Metairie, unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a part of the Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Grace King was built in the late 1960s as a high school, opening its doors in 1968 as an all-girls public school serving Jefferson Parish; remaining so until the 1980s, when it became co-ed. The school, which now serves Grades 9-12, is a part of the Jefferson Parish Public Schools system.

Located at 30.0131, -90.1669 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Public high schools in Louisiana, Schools in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Archbishop Rummel High School

Archbishop Rummel High School is a Catholic secondary school located in Metairie, a community in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The school is named after Archbishop Joseph Rummel, a former Archbishop in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Located at 29.99, -90.1594 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Private middle schools in Louisiana, Roman Catholic secondary schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, Schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, Schools in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Boys' schools in the United States, Educational institutions established in 1962

Pontchartrain Center

The Pontchartrain Center is a 4,600-seat multi-purpose arena in Kenner, Louisiana, USA. The facility opened in 1991. It hosts concerts and local sporting events. It is also used for conventions and trade shows, with 46,080 square feet of exhibit space and 14,681 square feet of meeting rooms.

Located at 30.0392, -90.2397 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Sports venues in Louisiana, Sports venues in New Orleans, Louisiana, Indoor arenas in the United States, Convention centers in Louisiana, Buildings and structures in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

West End, New Orleans

West End (also referred to as West Lakeview) is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lakeview District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Lake Pontchartrain to the north, the New Basin Canal and Pontchartrain Boulevard to the east, Veterans Boulevard to the south and the 17th Street Canal to the west. The area was largely built on land reclaimed from Lake Pontchartrain in the 1830s.

Located at 30.0122, -90.1181 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in New Orleans, Louisiana, Places affected by Hurricane Katrina

Country Club Gardens

Country Club Gardens is a residential neighborhood in Planning District Five (D5) of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States comprising homes along six streets: Bamboo Road Bellaire Drive Fairway Drive Garden Lane Maryland Drive Metairie Road The area is bound to the north by the Lakewood neighborhood, and is separated from that area by the raised right-of-way of the Norfolk Southern Railway; to the east by the Metairie Cemetery and the golf course of the New Orleans Country Club; and, to the south and West, by the 17th Street Canal, one of the main arteries draining rain water out of the city and north to Lake Pontchartrain.

Located at 29.9829, -90.1233 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in New Orleans, Louisiana

St. Martin's Episcopal School

St Martin's Episcopal School is a private school in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans.

Located at 29.9773, -90.1908 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Episcopal Church (United States), Private high schools in Louisiana

East Jefferson High School

East Jefferson High School is a public high school located in Metairie in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. East Jefferson High School was built in 1955 in a residential neighborhood. The school serves grades 9–12. It is a part of the Jefferson Parish Public Schools system. It has a deep winning history in academics, arts as well as athletics. East Jefferson had been using "A.M. & P.M. platoon shifts" where the first classes went to school from 6 a.m.

Located at 29.9777, -90.181 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Public high schools in Louisiana, Schools in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Pontiff Playground

Wally Pontiff Jr. Playground, formerly Metairie Playground, is a Jefferson Parish public playground located at 1521 Palm Street in Metairie, Louisiana. It is Jefferson Parish's oldest public playground.

Located at 29.9791, -90.1396 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks in Louisiana, Buildings and structures in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Visitor attractions in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Lakewood, New Orleans

Lakewood is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lakeview District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Veterans Memorial Boulevard to the north, Pontchartrain Boulevard and the Pontchartrain Expressway to the east, Last, Quince, Hamilton, Peach, Mistletoe, Dixon, Cherry and Palmetto Streets to the south and the 17th Street Canal to the west.

Located at 29.9881, -90.1197 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in New Orleans, Louisiana

Riverdale High School (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana)

Riverdale High School is a public secondary school in Jefferson, unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. It is a part of the Jefferson Parish Public Schools.

Located at 29.9594, -90.1662 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1962, Public high schools in Louisiana, Schools in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Camp Harahan

Camp Harahan, also called Camp Plauche, was a troop staging area outside New Orleans, Louisiana during World War II. The camp served as a staging area for troops passing through the New Orleans Port of Embarkation. Its mission changed to that of a training base in 1942. Between 200,000 - 300,000 troops, including battalions of railroad troops, port troops and hospital men were organized and trained there.

Located at 29.9433, -90.1861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Former United States Army facilities, Buildings and structures in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Landmarks in Louisiana