Westwego Drainage Canal

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bayou Segnette State Park and Alario Center.

Bayou Segnette State Park

Park

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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.

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.

Segnette Field

Pitch

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Segnette Field is a 750-seat baseball stadium located in the New Orleans metropolitan area town of Westwego, Louisiana, United States. The stadium includes a grandstand, press box, public address system and scoreboard.

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.

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 east of Westwego Drainage Canal.

Audubon and University

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The Audubon and University District of New Orleans is the location of the city's famous Audubon Park including the Audubon Zoo, Tulane University and Loyola University New Orleans.

Westwego Drainage Canal

Type: Canal
Also known as: “Barataria Canal”, “Peoples Canal”, and “Westwego Canal”
Category: body of water
Location: Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.89437° or 29° 53′ 40″ north

Longitude

-90.1448° or 90° 8′ 41″ west

Elevation

-3 feet (-1 metres)

Open location code

76XFVVV4+P3

GeoNames ID

4345970

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Satellite Map

Discover Westwego Drainage Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Walkertown and Greenville.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Westwood Shopping Center and Louis H Marrero Park.

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