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New Orleans

Consolidated city-parish in Louisiana, United States


New Orleans
New Orleans

New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 census, it is the most populous city in Louisiana and the French Louisiana region, the second-most populous in the Deep South, and the twelfth-most populous in the Southeastern United States. The city is coextensive with Orleans Parish. New Orleans serves as a major port and a commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast region. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1 million, making it the most populous metropolitan area in Louisiana and the 59th-most populous in the United States.

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