Back Protection Levee

Back Protection Levee is a levee in Saint Bernard Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. Back Protection Levee is situated nearby to the hamlet Lexington Place, as well as near Dazet Estates.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chalmette High School.

Chalmette High School

School

Chalmette High School is a public secondary school in the unincorporated Chalmette area of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a part of St. Bernard Parish Public Schools. Chalmette High School is situated 2½ miles west of Back Protection Levee.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chalmette and Arabi.

Chalmette

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Chalmette is a suburb of New Orleans in Louisiana, USA. Chalmette is the "Parish seat" of Saint Bernard Parish, known to locals simply as "The Parish".

Arabi

Village

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Arabi is a census-designated place in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, between the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans and Chalmette within the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area. Arabi is situated 5 miles west of Back Protection Levee.

Poydras

Village

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Poydras is a census-designated place in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,886 at the 2000 census and 2,536 in 2020. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie metropolitan statistical area. Poydras is situated 5 miles south of Back Protection Levee.

Back Protection Levee

Type: Levee
Categories: levee and landform
Location: Saint Bernard Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.9452° or 29° 56′ 43″ north

Longitude

-89.91646° or 89° 54′ 59″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

76XGW3WM+3C

GeoNames ID

4315268

Wikidata ID

Q34922289

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Back Protection Levee” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Back Protection Levee”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lexington Place and Dazet Estates.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fisher’s Field Aerodrome and Cypress Plaza Shopping Center.

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