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;

U.S. Gazetteer (1990):

New Orleans, LA (city, FIPS 55000)
  Location: 30.06585 N, 89.93135 W
  Population (1990): 496938 (225573 housing units)
  Area: 467.9 sq km (land), 439.2 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 70112, 70113, 70114, 70115, 70116, 70117, 70118, 70119, 70122, 70124, 70125, 70126, 70127, 70128, 70129, 70130, 70131