Gretna
Gretna is the second-largest city in, and parish seat of, Jefferson Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Gretna lies on the west bank of the Mississippi River, just east and across the river from uptown New Orleans.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 16,300 residents
- Description: second-largest city in, and parish seat of, Jefferson Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana
- Also known as: “Gretna, LA”, “Gretna, Louisiana”, “Mechancisk Village”, “Mechanickkham”, “Mechanicks Village”, and “Mechanikham”
- Postal codes: 70053, 70054, and 70056
Places of Interest
Highlights include New Orleans Morial Convention Center and David Crockett Fire Hall and Pumper.
New Orleans Morial Convention Center
Convention center
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The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is located in Downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The lower end of building one is located 1,640 feet upriver from Canal Street on the banks of the Mississippi River. New Orleans Morial Convention Center is situated 2 miles north of Gretna.
David Crockett Fire Hall and Pumper
Building
The David Crockett Fire Hall and Pumper, at 205 Lafayette St. in Gretna, Louisiana, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The fire station was built in 1859.
Mardi Gras World
Photo: Richard Martin, CC BY 2.0.
Mardi Gras World is a tourist attraction located in New Orleans. Guests tour the 300,000 square foot working warehouse where floats are made for Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Terrytown and Harvey.
Terrytown
Village
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Terrytown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is on the "Westbank" of the Mississippi River.
Harvey
Village
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Harvey is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Harvey is on the south side of the Mississippi River, within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. Harvey is situated 1½ miles southwest of Gretna.
Lower Garden District
Quarter
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Lower Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: St. Lower Garden District is situated 1½ miles northwest of Gretna.
Gretna
- Categories: city in the United States and locality
- Location: Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.91465° or 29° 54′ 53″ northLongitude
-90.05396° or 90° 3′ 14″ westPopulation
16,300Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)United Nations Location Code
US GTLOpen location code
76XFWW7W+VCOpenStreetMap ID
node 151609808OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Gretna” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غريتنا”
- Azerbaijani: “Qretna”
- Basque: “Gretna”
- Catalan: “Gretna”
- Cebuano: “Gretna”
- Chechen: “Гретна”
- Chinese: “Gretna”
- Chinese: “格雷特纳”
- Czech: “Gretna”
- Dagbani: “Gretna”
- Danish: “Gretna”
- Dutch: “Gretna”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جريتنا”
- French: “Gretna”
- German: “Gretna”
- Gilaki: “گرتنا”
- Haitian: “Gretna, Lwizyana”
- Haitian: “Gretna”
- Hebrew: “גרנטה”
- Hungarian: “Gretna”
- Irish: “Gretna”
- Italian: “Gretna”
- Japanese: “グレトナ”
- Ladin: “Gretna”
- Mazanderani: “گرتنا”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Gretna”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gretna”
- Norwegian: “Gretna”
- Persian: “گرتنا، لوئیزیانا”
- Persian: “گرتنا”
- Polish: “Gretna”
- Portuguese: “Gretna”
- Russian: “Гретна (Луизиана)”
- Russian: “Гретна”
- Serbian: “Гретна”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Gretna, Louisiana”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Gretna”
- Slovak: “Gretna”
- Slovenian: “Gretna”
- South Azerbaijani: “قرتنا، لوئیزیانا”
- Spanish: “Gretna (Luisiana)”
- Spanish: “Gretna”
- Swedish: “Gretna, Louisiana”
- Swedish: “Gretna”
- Tatar: “Гретна (Луизиана)”
- Tatar: “Гретна”
- Turkish: “Gretna, Louisiana”
- Turkish: “Gretna”
- Ukrainian: “Гретна”
- Uzbek: “Gretna”
- Volapük: “Gretna”
- Welsh: “Gretna, Louisiana”
- Welsh: “Gretna”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as McDonoghville and Algiers.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include JB Spencer Park and New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.
Jefferson Parish: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Kenner, Metairie, Grand Isle, and Jean Lafitte.
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