Greater New Orleans

Centered around New Orleans, Louisiana's biggest city and top visitor attraction, the region encompasses the South East portion of the state including the lower Mississippi River, smaller cities and towns, bayous, wetlands, and nature preserves.

Greater New Orleans is a region in Louisiana.

Hard hit by Hurricane Katrina and the failure of the levee system in 2005, recovery has been taking place over many years. Still, a wealth of attractions are available for travellers.

Regions

Cities

Understand

Talk

English is almost universally spoken and understood; French and Spanish are the most common second languages.

Get in

The major International Airport is in Kenner, a suburb of New Orleans.

Interstate 10 is the main highway in and out from east to west; Interstates 55 and 12 have their southern ends here.

A number of cruise ships dock in New Orleans.

Get around

A private automobile is the best way to get around the region. While the city of New Orleans can be enjoyably experienced without a car, outside of the city transport options for those without a vehicle range from inconvenient to non-existent.

See
  • New Orleans has a wealth of attractions, detailed in that city's articles.
  • Jefferson Parish has an urban area adjacent to New Orleans; further away are bayou towns and the Gulf coast island of Grand Isle.
  • Saint Bernard Parish is has the city of Chalmette, site of the historic "Battle of New Orleans" in 1815, and is home of Louisiana's distinctive Isleño culture.
  • Plaquemines Parish offers historic plantations and forts, tasty citrus fruit, and fishing at the end of the Mississippi River.
  • Old plantations line the old River Roads on either side of the Mississippi River north of New Orleans towards Baton Rouge

Do

Eat

New Orleans, and Louisiana itself, has the best food in the US. With more selections than you can count.

Drink

As New Orleans may seem very enjoyable and fun, there are many parts you don't want to go. New Orleans has a higher murder rate than any other city in the US.

Stay safe

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