NOUN (1)

1. a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year;

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

New Orleans
    n 1: a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in
         southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi
         river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the
         Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians
         in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here
         each year

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

New Orleans, LA -- U.S. city in Louisiana
   Population (2000):    484674
   Housing Units (2000): 215091
   Land area (2000):     180.556266 sq. miles (467.638563 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    169.658425 sq. miles (439.413285 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    350.214691 sq. miles (907.051848 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            55000
   Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
   Location:             29.972754 N, 90.059011 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     70112 70113 70114 70115 70116 70117
                         70118 70119 70122 70124 70125 70126
                         70127 70128 70129 70130 70131
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    New Orleans, LA
    New Orleans