- 17th Ward of New Orleans
The 17th Ward is one of the seventeen
Wards of New Orleans , a section of the city ofNew Orleans, Louisiana .Boundaries
The Ward stretches from the
Mississippi River toLake Pontchartrain . It is the furthest up river Ward of the city; the upper (western) boundary isJefferson Parish, Louisiana . The lower boundary extends from the riverfront along Carrollton Avenue (across which is the 16th Ward) to the intersection of I-10. This was formerly the route of theNew Basin Canal , the original ward boundary. Across I-10 here is the 3rd Ward. Continuing back along the former Canal route, the boundary north of I-10 becomes Pontchartrain Boulevard, across which is the 4th Ward, and north to the lakefront.History
The area closer to the Riverfront was originally the upper half of the town of
Carrollton, Louisiana , annexed to New Orleans in the 1870s.The boundary between the Ward and Jefferson Parish from Metairie Ridge back is the
17th Street Canal . In2005 Hurricane Katrina struck the city, and a disastrous break in the canal levee flooded much of the city; "see:"Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans .Landmarks and neighborhoods
Going roughly from the river to the lake, the 17th Ward includes the Carrollton Riverbend area, Upper or West Carrollton with the noted Oak Street commercial area, the Leonidas neighborhood, Palmer Park at Carrollton and Claiborne, Northwest Carrollton, Hollygrove and Dixon neighborhoods (known for producing a number of
rap music artists, such asLil Wayne andMac Maine ),Country Club Gardens theLongue Vue House and Gardens ,Metairie Cemetery , Lakewood neighborhood, the West End neighborhood, West End Park-- long famous for the collection of seafood restaurants-- Orleans Marina and the Municipal Yacht Harbor.
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