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
- Three New Orleans area high schools ranked top 100 in the country. See which ones. nola.com · Aug 18
- After teen’s death, New Orleans says Plaza Tower owner must secure troubled high-rise fox8live.com · Aug 17
- 13 Labor Day weekend getaways within 3 hours of New Orleans WWLTV.com · Aug 18
- 3 candidates disqualified from Orleans Parish races for failure to file taxes nola.com · Aug 17
- New Orleans port gets federal approval to start building new terminal in St. Bernard nola.com · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
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.
🏞️ 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.