NEW ORLEANS MAPS
French Quarter Map
The French Quarter is the oldest and most famous section of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, stretching along the Mississippi River from Canal Street to Esplanade Avenue (14 blocks) and back from the Mississippi to Rampart Street (7 blocks). The area is also known as the Vieux Carre ("Old Quarter" in French) and the Barrio Latino ("Latin Section" in Spanish). To many it is simply called "The Quarter". See map
Central Business District Map
It is the equivilent of what many cities call their "downtown", although in New Orleans "downtown" is often used to mean portions of the city in the direction of flow of the Mississippi River. The Central Business District or CBD is bounded on one edge by the Mississippi, on the downriver edge by the French Quarter, on the back by Claiborne Ave., and on the upriver edge by Howard Ave., the lower limit of the "Lower Garden District" of Uptown New Orleans. See map
Faubourg Marigny Map
Faubourg Marigny or simply Marigny is a neighborhood in the downtown section of New Orleans, Louisiana, just down river from the famous French Quarter. The neigborhood fronts the Mississippi River at the small end of its roughly triangular shape. The upriver boundary with the French Quarter is Esplanade Avenue. The back boundary is Claiborne Avenue. The lower boundary, with the Bywater neighborhood, is Franklin Avenue. See map
Uptown Map
Explore Uptown New Orleans and beyond by following two of the city's grand avenues: St. Charles Avenue and Magazine Street. St. Charles is lined by beautiful homes and mansions. Streetcars rumble from the edge of the French Quarter up the avenue to the Riverbend and Carrollton neighborhoods. Magazine Street features a funky mix of shops, restaurants, boutiques, art and antique galleries and much more. See map
City Map
New Orleans is on the banks of the Mississippi River about 100 miles upriver from the Gulf of Mexico at 30.07°N, 89.93°W. New Orleans is an unique city because some areas of the city range from 1 foot to 6 feet below sea level. In addition to the urban areas of the city, New Orleans includes undeveloped wetland, especially in the east. This makes New Orleans very flood-prone, so if it rains more than 1 inch there is usually some form of area flooding. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 907.0 km² (350.2 mi²). 467.6 km² (180.6 mi²) of it is land and 439.4 km² (169.7 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 48.45% water. See map