Dugues Canal

Dugues Canal is a canal in Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. Dugues Canal is situated nearby to the hamlet Walkertown, as well as near the town Westwego.

Places of Interest

Highlights include L. W. Higgins High School and Bayou Segnette State Park.

L. W. Higgins High School

School

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L. W. Higgins High School is a high school in Marrero, a community in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a part of the Jefferson Parish Public School System.

Bayou Segnette State Park is located in Westwego, Jefferson Parish, southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Bayou Segnette is not far from the urban center of New Orleans, yet it features access to two types of wetlands, swamp and marsh. Bayou Segnette State Park is situated 1½ miles northwest of Dugues Canal.

Alario Center

Sports venue

The John A. Alario Sr. Event Center, commonly shortened as the Alario Center, is a 2,400-seat multi-purpose arena and convention center in Westwego, Louisiana, United States, a suburb of New Orleans. Alario Center is situated 2 miles northwest of Dugues Canal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westwego and Marrero.

Westwego

Town

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Westwego is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located in Jefferson Parish. It is a suburban community of New Orleans in the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area and lies along the west bank of the Mississippi River. Westwego is situated 1½ miles north of Dugues Canal.

Marrero

Town

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Marrero is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Marrero is on the south side of the Mississippi River, within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The population was 32,382 at the 2020 U.S. census. Marrero is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dugues Canal.

Estelle

Hamlet

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Estelle is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 17,952 in 2020. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. Estelle is situated 3 miles southeast of Dugues Canal.

Dugues Canal

Type: Canal
Category: body of water
Location: Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.88104° or 29° 52′ 52″ north

Longitude

-90.13869° or 90° 8′ 19″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

76XFVVJ6+CG

GeoNames ID

4323112

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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