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This is a list of etymologies of New Orleans' locations:

Canals

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Canal District Neighborhood Origin of Name Notes
17th Street Canal
Algiers Canal
Carondelet Canal
Claiborne Canal
Duncan Canal
Florida Canal (40 Arpent Canal)
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Harvey Canal
Industrial Canal
Inner Cataouatche Canal
London Avenue Canal
Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal
New Basin Canal
Orleans Canal
Outer Cataouatche Canal
Paris Avenue Canal
People's Avenue Canal
Twenty Arpent Canal

Neighborhoods

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Parks

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Streets

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Street District Neighborhood Origin of Name Notes
Barracks Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré A military barracks was located on this street
Bienville Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, founder of New Orleans and three term governor of colonial French Louisiana
Burgundy Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Duke of Burgundy Formerly known as Craps Street in the Marigny until 1852
Cabildo Alley French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré The Cabildo, former seat of Spanish government Known as Exchange Passage until 1924
Canal Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré A planned canal to extend Cardondelot Canal to the Mississippi River, which was never constructed Serves as the divider between 'North' and 'South' street designations
Chartres Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Duc de Chartres, a title of the Orleans family
Clinton Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré One of three possibilities; [{DeWitt Clinton]], [{George Clinton]], or Sir Henry Clinton
Conti Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Prince of Conti, illegitimate son of Louis XIV
Dauphine Street
Rue Dauphine
French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Le Dauphin, eldest son of the king of France or his wife Formerly known as Greatmen Street in the Marigny
Decatur Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Commodore Stephen Decatur, U.S. Navy Formerly Levee Street (Rue de la Quai) until 1870
Dorsiere Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Eugene Dorsiere lived on on this street
Dumaine Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Duc du Maine, illegitimate son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan
Esplanade Avenue French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré French word for a flat, open stretch of land. Soldiers used this area for drills
Exchange Place French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Back entrance to the Merchants Exchange
French Market Place French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré French Market Formerly Gallatin Street
North Front Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Closest street to the river
Governor Nicholls Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré General and two term Louisiana Governor Francis Tillou Nicholls Formerly Arsenal Street until approx 1729 and then Hospital Street until 1909
Iberville Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Pierre le Moyne d'Iberville, older brother of Bienville Formerly Custonhouse Street
Madison Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré
Orleans Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Duc d'Orléans, the city's namesake
Pere Antoine Alley French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Antonio de Sedella, a Capuchin priest
North Peters Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Samuel Jarvis Peters, businessman and civic leader
Pirate Alley French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Jean Lafitte
North Rampart Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Location of the city's original defensive fortifications Formerly Love Street until 1852
Royal Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Royal family of France
St. Ann Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré A favored saint baptismal names of the Orleans family
St. Louis Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré King Louis IX, patron saint of France
St. Peter Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré A favored saint baptismal names of the Orleans family
St. Philip Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Phillippe, duc d'Orléans
Toulouse Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré Comte de Toulouse, illegitimate son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan
Ursulines Avenue French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré The Ursuline Convent was located on this street Formerly St. Adrien Street and later St. Ursula Street
Wilkinson Street French Quarter / CBD Vieux Carré General James C. Wilkinson, received the Lousiana Purchasealong with William C.C. Claiborne Formerly Jefferson Street until 1924


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