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Description
The Ninth Ward or 9th Ward is a distinctive region of New Orleans, Louisiana that is located in the easternmost downriver portion of the city. It is the most famous in name and geographically the largest of the 17 Wards of New Orleans.
On the south the Ninth Ward is bounded by the Mississippi River. On the western or "up river" side, the Ninth Ward is bounded by (going from the Mississippi River north to Lake Ponchartrain) Franklin Avenue, then Almonaster Avenue, then People's Avenue. From the north end of People's Avenue the boundary continues on a straight line north to Lake Pontchartrain; this line is the boundary between the Ninth and the city's Eighth Ward. Lake Ponchartrain forms the north and northeastern end of the ward. Saint Bernard Parish is the boundary to the southeast, Lake Bourne further southeast and east, and the end of Orleans Parish to the east at The Rigolets.
Notable landmarks in this region include the Lakefront Airport and the Industrial Canal. Some of these landmarks and the region containing them were given a great deal of exposure by the Hot Boys music video "We On Fire", which was partly filmed there. Since then, it has become commonplace for many artists to mention the Ninth Ward in their songs.
While there is substantial overlap, the 9th Ward should not be confused with city planning designation of the ninth planning district of New Orleans. The 9th Ward includes land in planning districts 7, 8, 10, and 11 (not to be confused with the 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th wards .)
Among the famous past and present residents of the 9th Ward are Fats Domino, rapper Brian "Baby" Williams, rapper Lil Wayne, former Washington Husky and NBA basketball player Eldridge Recasner, and Magic—"Mr. Ninth Ward". The area has also produced well known figures like NFL star Marshall Faulk, author Kalamu ya Salaam, trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, and the prominent Baptiste musical family.
Content from wikipedia.org
Public Transportation
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
City Council Representative:
Cynthia Willard-Lewis, District E
1300 Perdido Street Suite 2W60
New Orleans, LA. 70112
Telephone: 504-658-1050
Fax: 504-658-1058
Email: Cwlewis@cityofno.com
Police District
New Orleans Police Department - 5th District (Lower 9th Ward)
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