New Orleans, Louisiana

About New Orleans

New Orleans is a big city in southeastern Louisiana with an estimated population of 362,701. It ranks as the 1st largest city in Louisiana and the 54th largest in the entire United States.

Officially, New Orleans is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 169.5 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,140 residents per square mile.

📰 New Orleans News Today

• Power restored after outages in Mid-City, Kenner WWLTV.com · Oct 9
• What Isaias means for Louisiana today: Wind, rain and coastal flooding WDSU · Oct 9
• NOMAR forecast highlights opportunities for New Orleans to capitalize on statewide economic momentum NOLA.com · Oct 10
• Here are 4 day trips to take from New Orleans this fall: Charming small towns, seasonal events, more NOLA.com · Oct 9
• LSU New Orleans unveiled a new basketball court featuring its new purple and gold look NOLA.com · Oct 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Louisiana headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes New Orleans Unique

• The largest city in Louisiana — the economic and cultural anchor of the state.
• The only place in America named New Orleans — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Unusually large footprint: 169.5 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• Positioned in southeastern Louisiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in New Orleans

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in New Orleans

• Patio 17 — local
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Bullard Seafood and Grill — seafood
• Café 102 (café)
• Café 351 (café)
• China House — chinese
• East Seafood — seafood
• IHOP — breakfast
• Pho Bang — seafood
• Đông Phương Restaurant — vietnamese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in New Orleans

• Audubon Louisiana Nature Center · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Joe W. Brown Park reviews ★
• Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge reviews ★
• Curley Playground reviews ★
• Fort Macomb State Historic Site reviews ★
• Kenilworth Park reviews ★
• Werner Playground reviews ★
• Wimbledon Playground reviews ★
• Đền Thờ Quốc Tổ Hùng Vương reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in New Orleans

• Arthur Ashe Charter School
• Frederick A. Douglass High School
• International High School of New Orleans
• International School of Louisiana
• L.B. Landry High School
• Langston Hughes Charter Academy
• Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans
• Morris Jeff Community School
• New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
• New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy
• ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary
• Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence
• Success @ Thurgood Marshall
• The NET Charter High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Ochsner Medical Center Acute ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Touro Infirmary ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• University Medical Center New Orleans ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• St Charles Surgical Hospital
• New Orleans East Hospital · 24/7 ER
• Childrens Hospital · 24/7 ER · Childrens
• River Oaks Hospital · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of New Orleans

🏘️ Nearby Communities