City of Westwego

City of Westwego is a locality in Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. City of Westwego is situated nearby to the hamlet Walkertown, as well as near the suburb Greenville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Manning Family Children’s and Bayou Segnette State Park.

Manning Family Children’s

Hospital

Manning Family Children's formerly known as Children's Hospital of New Orleans is a non-profit, pediatric acute care children's teaching hospital located in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Audubon and University and Carrollton.

Audubon and University

Photo: InSapphoWeTrust, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Carrollton

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Carrollton is the section of New Orleans that is at the far end of Uptown from the French Quarter, between the Audubon & University District of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish.

Uptown New Orleans

Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

— Uptown is a large portion of New Orleans settled in the 19th century after the Louisiana Purchase, upriver from the older parts of the city around the French Quarter and the Central Business District.

City of Westwego

Type: Locality with 8,530 residents
Location: Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.9058° or 29° 54′ 21″ north

Longitude

-90.1434° or 90° 8′ 36″ west

Population

8,530

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

76XFWV44+8J

GeoNames ID

7170991

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery and Westwego Park.

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