Lawrence Canal
Lawrence Canal is a canal in Orleans, Louisiana. Lawrence Canal is situated nearby to the quarter East Gentilly, as well as near West Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lakefront Airport and Saint Mary’s Academy School.
Lakefront Airport
Aerodrome
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Lakefront Airport is a public airport five miles northeast of downtown New Orleans, in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport. Lakefront Airport is situated 2 miles northwest of Lawrence Canal.
Saint Mary’s Academy School
School
St. Mary's Academy is a private Catholic K-12 school in New Orleans, Louisiana run by the Sisters of the Holy Family. Founded in 1867, it is one of the oldest Black Catholic schools in the country.
Abramson Science and Technology Charter School
School
The Abramson Science and Technology Charter School was a charter school in New Orleans, Louisiana. As of 2013, it was directly operated by the Recovery School District and was a K-8 school.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pines Village and Eastern New Orleans.
Pines Village
Quarter
Pines Village is a neighborhood in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. A subdistrict of the New Orleans East area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Downman Road and Interstate 10 to the east, Chef Menteur Highway to the south, Lake Pontchartrain and Morrison Road to the north, and the Industrial Canal to the west.
Eastern New Orleans
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Eastern New Orleans, sometimes called "New Orleans East", is a large area of New Orleans to the north east of the older central portion of the city.
Gentilly Woods
Quarter
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Gentilly Woods is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Gentilly District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Dreux Avenue to the north, Industrial Canal to the east, Gentilly Boulevard to the south and People's Avenue to the west. Gentilly Woods is situated 2½ miles southwest of Lawrence Canal.
Lawrence Canal
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.02576° or 30° 1′ 33″ northLongitude
-89.99618° or 89° 59′ 46″ westElevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)Open location code
862G22G3+8GGeoNames ID
4330623
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