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New Orleans New Orleans is located in southeastern Louisiana, and occupies both sides of the Mississippi River. The heart of the city and its French Quarter is on the river's north side. The city and Orleans Parish (French: paroisse d'OrlÃ©ans) are coterminous.[20] The city and parish are bounded by the parishes of St. Tammany to the north, St. Bernard to the east, Plaquemines to the south, and Jefferson to the south and west.[20][21][22] Lake Pontchartrain, part of which lies within the city limits, lies to the north and Lake Borgne lies to the east.[22]
New Orleans La Nouvelle-Orléans (New Orleans) was founded in Spring of 1718 (7 May has become the traditional date to mark the anniversary, but the actual day is unknown[25]) by the French Mississippi Company, under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, on land inhabited by the Chitimacha. It was named for Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, who was Regent of the Kingdom of France at the time. His title came from the French city of Orléans.