Lake Pontchartrain & St. Bernard Parish form part of this city's northern & southern boundaries
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Lake Pontchartrain - Wikipedia  Lake Pontchartrain is a brackish estuary located in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. .... Lake Pontchartrain forms the northern boundary of the city of New Orleans, which is coterminous with Orleans ... well as forming the northern boundaries of Jefferson Parish and Saint Charles Parish and much of the northern...
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Parish - Wikipedia  The U.S. state of Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes (French: paroisses) in the same way that ... This article is part of a series on the .... Plans for creating a parish like Iberia from St. Martin and St. Mary parishes had dated from the 1840s. ... of Lake Pontchartrain among Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, Orleans, Jefferson, St.
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GC2ARNR Lake Pontchartrain (Earthcache) in Louisiana, United ...  Jun 25, 2010 ... Lake Pontchartrain and its adjacent lakes form one of the largest estuaries ... The northern boundary of the St. Bernard delta complex coincided with the ... in the southern region of the Basin, completing the development of this ... New Orleans becomes part of the United States after the Louisiana Purchase.
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New Orleans | Louisiana, United States | Britannica.com  Aug 10, 2016 ... City, southeastern Louisiana, U.S. Unquestionably one of the most distinctive ... River and Jefferson parish to the west and Lake Pontchartrain to the north. ... and the southern boundary of New Orleans is made up of St. Bernard parish ... play a part) than by desires for better and more modern living facilities.
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Gentilly, New Orleans - Wikipedia  Gentilly is a broad, predominantly middle-class and racially diverse section of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Gentilly neighborhood is bounded by Lake Pontchartrain to the north, France Road to the east, Bayou St. John to ... City, New Orleans ... 51-St. Bernard via Lake Vista, which runs from Canal to St. Bernard before...
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Louisiana: Map, History, Population, Facts, Capitol, Flag, Tree ...  songs, Give Me Louisiana and You Are My Sunshine ... 10 largest cities (2012): New Orleans, 369,250; Baton Rouge, 230,058; Shreveport, ... (The portion east of the Mississippi came under British control in 1764.) ... New Orleans is the major draw, known particularly for its picturesque French Quarter and the annual...
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Evacuees Were Turned Away at Gretna, La. : NPR  Sep 20, 2005 ... They feared the mighty Mississippi would come roaring over his levee at any minute. Sheriff Harry Lee, whose jurisdiction of Jefferson Parish neighbors ... Jefferson Parish and the bridge police shut down both spans of the...
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2018 RBMS Conference HNOC FINAL proposal.pdf - ALA Connect  New Orleans - the Crescent City, the Paris of America, the Big Easy, that land of dreamy dreams, and the city that care forgot - has a long history and a rich...
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Missouri Compromise | HistoryNet  Northerners, most of whom favored "free states" in which slavery was ... The House passed his amendments, along strictly regional voting lines, but the Senate ... of securing the vital Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans for America's interests. ... north of 36 degrees 30 minutes latitude, Missouri's southern boundary.
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Louisiana | history - geography - state, United States | Britannica.com  Aug 31, 2016 ... The terraces include much of the so-called Florida Parishes to the north and ... physiographic characteristics common to the Gulf Coast states of the southern .... from relatively few large farms in the alluvial plains of the Mississippi River. ... It is Louisiana's only east-west waterway and canal system and runs...
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Lake Pontchartrain | lake, Louisiana, United States | Britannica.com  Nov 19, 2015 ... It is more a tidal lagoon than a lake, since it connects eastward through Lake Borgne with the Gulf of Mexico by a narrow passage called The...
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New Orleans, Louisiana Parks and Playgrounds - 37 parks  Choose any of the New Orleans Parks, playgrounds, recreation areas, the aquarium, ... Audubon Park & Zoo - New Orleans - is one of the country's premiere zoos, ... City Park - New Orleans - City Park is 1300 acres of year-round family fun ... Lake Pontchartrain, you've begun to sample the many outdoor opportunities...
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Louisiana Parish Map - Geology.com  A map of Louisiana Parishes with Parish seats and a satellite image of Louisiana with Parish outlines. ... Louisiana Parish Map with Parish Seat Cities ... Caddo Parish - Shreveport Calcasieu Parish ... West Baton Rouge Parish - Port Allen
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Louisiana facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ...  The total area of Louisiana is 47,751 sq mi (123,675 sq km), including ... on the e by Mississippi (with part of the line formed by the Mississippi River .... Wetland of International Importance in 1991, primarily for its role as a habitat for migratory birds. ... Among the state's largest metropolitan areas are New Orleans, with an...
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Travel to the Acadiana region in South Louisiana, Cajun Country ...  Lake Charles, the 5th largest city in Louisiana, is known for its Cajun and Creole ... Basin and available are a variety of marsh tours, swamp tours and airboat tours. ... Louisiana alligators, alligator season, alligator hunting, alligator tours,...
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List of cities, towns, and villages in Louisiana - Wikipedia  Louisiana is a state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2010 United States Census, Louisiana is the 25th most populous state ... Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes, which are equivalent to counties and contains 304 ... The largest municipality by population in Louisiana is New Orleans with 343,829...
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Louisiana*s Geography - Tangipahoa Parish School System  Lake Pontchartrain is the largest natural lake in Louisiana. It covers 625 square miles. The lake is only ... Its position on the North American continent. Louisiana...
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Chart 11369, 11368 - (Chapter 8) - Nautical Charts & Pubs  (171) New Orleans is a popular resort with many fine hotels, theaters, ... The city limits extend N to Lake Pontchartrain, which is connected to the river by the ... of the Mississippi River Levee; inside dimensions are 640 feet long, 75 feet wide, ... the river 11 miles above Canal Street, has a clearance of 132 feet through the W...
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Jeopary Question, U.S. CITIES - TriviaBistro.com  Jeopardy Question: U.S. CITIES - 171-foot-wide Canal Street runs from Lake Pontchartrain to the Mississippi River in this city.
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Lake Pontchartrain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Nov 29, 2005 ... Lake Pontchartrain at New Orleans during Hurricane Georges in ... The south shore forms the northern boundary of the city of New Orleans.
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New Orleans - Wikipedia  New Orleans (/nu rlnz/, /nu rlinz/, /nu rlinz/, or /nrlnz/; French: La Nouvelle-Orlans [la nuvlle] ( listen)) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The population of the city was 343,829 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. ... The city and Orleans Parish (French: paroisse d'Orlans) are coterminous.