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Orleans Parish, Louisiana

8 public bodies govern here, 69 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 10 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.

In four numbers

People
371,853
Median household income
$56,631
±1,781
Unemployed
7.5%
13,896 of 184,482 in the labour force
Homes with broadband
86.5%
134,828 of 155,821 households

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.

Who governs here

Cities, towns and villages 1

Cities, towns and villages in Orleans Parish
NamePeopleOfficeWebsite
City of New Orleans376,971 (2021)1300 Perdido St, New OrleansWebsite

Special districts 7

Special districts in Orleans Parish
NameWhat it doesOfficeWebsite
Magnolia Economic Development DistrictOther multi-function districts1300 Perdido Street, New Orleans—
Eastover Neighborhood Improvement and Security DistrictOther single function districts5690 Eastover Drive, New OrleansWebsite
Faubourg Marigny Security and Improvement DistrictOther single function districtsPo Box 3216, New OrleansWebsite
Hurstville Security and Neighborhood Improvement DistrictOther single function districts5329 Dryades St, New OrleansWebsite
Louisiana Local Govt Environmental Facilities & Comm Dev AuthOther single function districts5420 Corporate Blvd, Baton Rouge—
Upper Hurstville Security DistrictPolice protection5500 Prytania St #106, New OrleansWebsite
Regional Transit AuthorityPublic mass transit utility2817 Canal St, New OrleansWebsite

U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.

School districts based here

  • Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    5300 Berkley Dr., New Orleans, LA, 70131

    Federal record.

  • Arthur Ashe Charter School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    3649 Laurel Street, New Orleans, LA, 70115

    Federal record.

  • Audubon Charter Gentilly

    Independent charter district1 schools

    4720 Painters Street, New Orleans, LA, 70122

    Federal record.

  • Audubon Charter School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    428 Broadway Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70118

    Federal record.

  • Benjamin Franklin High School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    2001 Leon C Simon Drive, New Orleans, LA, 70122

    Federal record.

  • Bricolage Academy

    Independent charter district1 schools

    2426 Esplanade, New Orleans, LA, 70119

    Federal record.

  • Dorothy Height Charter School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    3819 Herschel Street, New Orleans, LA, 70114

    Federal record.

  • Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech

    Independent charter district1 schools

    1617 Fats Domino Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70117

    Federal record.

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    3700 Tall Pines Drive, New Orleans, LA, 70131

    Federal record.

  • Edna Karr High School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    4400 General Meyer Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70131

    Federal record.

  • Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview

    Independent charter district1 schools

    990 Harrison Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70124

    Federal record.

  • Edward Hynes Charter School - Parkview

    Independent charter district1 schools

    4617 Mirabeau, New Orleans, LA, 70126

    Federal record.

  • Edward Hynes Charter School - UNO

    Independent charter district1 schools

    1901 Leon C. Simon, New Orleans, LA, 70122

    Federal record.

  • Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest

    Independent charter district1 schools

    5100 Cannes Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70129

    Federal record.

  • Einstein Charter Middle Sch at Sarah Towles Reed

    Independent charter district1 schools

    5316 Michoud Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70129

    Federal record.

  • Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est

    Independent charter district1 schools

    5316 Michoud Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70129

    Federal record.

  • Eleanor McMain Secondary School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    5712 South Claiborne Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70125

    Federal record.

  • Esperanza Charter School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    4407 S Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70119

    Federal record.

  • Fannie C Williams Charter School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    11755 Dwyer Road, New Orleans, LA, 70128

    Federal record.

  • Foundation Preparatory Academy

    Independent charter district1 schools

    3121 Saint Bernard Ave., New Orleans, LA, 70130

    Federal record.

  • Frederick A. Douglass High School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    3820 St. Claude Street, New Orleans, LA, 70117

    Federal record.

  • G W Carver Collegiate Academy

    Independent charter district1 schools

    3059 Higgins Blvd., New Orleans, LA, 70126

    Federal record.

  • Harriet Tubman Charter School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    2013 General Meyer Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70114

    Federal record.

  • Homer Plessy Community School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    1423 Saint Philip Street, New Orleans, LA, 70116

    Federal record.

  • International School of Louisiana

    Independent charter district1 schools

    1400 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130

    Federal record.

  • John F. Kennedy High School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    6026 Paris Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70122

    Federal record.

  • KIPP Believe

    Independent charter district1 schools

    9330 Forshey Street, New Orleans, LA, 70113

    Federal record.

  • KIPP Booker T. Washington

    Independent charter district1 schools

    2514 Third Street, New Orleans, LA, 70113

    Federal record.

  • KIPP Central City

    Independent charter district1 schools

    2625 Thalia Street, New Orleans, LA, 70113

    Federal record.

  • KIPP East Community Primary

    Independent charter district1 schools

    6519 Virgilian St., New Orleans, LA, 70126

    Federal record.

  • KIPP Ernest N. Dutch Morial

    Independent charter district1 schools

    7701 Grant Street, New Orleans, LA, 70126

    Federal record.

  • KIPP Leadership

    Independent charter district1 schools

    2300 St. Claude Street, New Orleans, LA, 70117

    Federal record.

  • Lake Forest Elementary Charter School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    11110 Lake Forest Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70128

    Federal record.

  • Langston Hughes Charter Academy

    Independent charter district1 schools

    3519 Trafalgar Street, New Orleans, LA, 70119

    Federal record.

  • Livingston Collegiate Academy

    Independent charter district1 schools

    7301 Dwyer Road, New Orleans, LA, 70126

    Federal record.

  • Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker High

    Independent charter district1 schools

    1200 L.B. Landry Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70114

    Federal record.

  • Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans

    Independent charter district1 schools

    1601 Leonidas Street, New Orleans, LA, 70118

    Federal record.

  • Martin Behrman Elementary School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    715 Opelousas Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70114

    Federal record.

  • McDonogh 35 Senior High School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    4000 Cadillac St., New Orleans, LA, 70122

    Federal record.

  • Mildred Osborne Charter School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    6701 Curran Blvd., New Orleans, LA, 70126

    Federal record.

  • Morris Jeff Community School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    211 S. Lopez Street, New Orleans, LA, 70119

    Federal record.

  • New Harmony High Institute

    Independent charter district1 schools

    3368 Esplanade, New Orleans, LA, 70119

    Federal record.

  • New Orleans Accelerated High School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    3649 Laurel St, New Orleans, LA, 70115

    Federal record.

  • New Orleans Center for Creative Arts

    Specialized district1 schools

    2800 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA, 70117

    Federal record.

  • New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HS

    Independent charter district1 schools

    2011 Bienville St., New Orleans, LA, 70112

    Federal record.

  • New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy

    Independent charter district1 schools

    425 O Bannon Street, New Orleans, LA, 70114

    Federal record.

  • Noble Minds

    Independent charter district1 schools

    1333 S. Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70114

    Federal record.

  • Opportunities Academy

    Independent charter district1 schools

    2625 Thalia St., New Orleans, LA, 70113

    Federal record.

  • Orleans Parish

    School district6 schools

    2401 Westbend Parkway, New Orleans, LA, 70114

    Federal record.

  • Phillis Wheatley Community School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    2300 Dumaine St, New Orleans, LA, 70119

    Federal record.

  • Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M. School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    5800 St. Roch Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70122

    Federal record.

  • ReNew Dolores T Aaron Elementary

    Independent charter district1 schools

    10200 Curran Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70127

    Federal record.

  • ReNEW Robert Russa Moton Lakefront

    Independent charter district1 schools

    8550 Curran Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70127

    Federal record.

  • ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary

    Independent charter district1 schools

    12000 Hayne Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70128

    Federal record.

  • ReNEW SciTech Academy at Laurel

    Independent charter district1 schools

    820 Jackson Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70130

    Federal record.

  • Rooted School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    4238 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70115

    Federal record.

  • Samuel J Green Charter School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    2319 Valence Street, New Orleans, LA, 70115

    Federal record.

  • Sarah Towles Reed High School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    5316 Michoud Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70129

    Federal record.

  • Sci Academy

    Independent charter district1 schools

    5552 Read Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70127

    Federal record.

  • Sophie B Wright Institute of Academic Excellence

    Independent charter district1 schools

    1426 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70115

    Federal record.

  • Success Preparatory Academy

    Independent charter district1 schools

    2011 Bienville Street, New Orleans, LA, 70122

    Federal record.

  • The NET Charter High School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    1301 Derbigny Street, New Orleans, LA, 70116

    Federal record.

  • The NET2 High School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    6601 Franklin Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70122

    Federal record.

  • The Willow School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    5624 Freret Street, New Orleans, LA, 70115

    Federal record.

  • Voices for International Business & Education

    Independent charter district1 schools

    727 Carondelet Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130

    Federal record.

  • Walter L. Cohen High School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    3575 Baronne St., New Orleans, LA, 70115

    Federal record.

  • Warren Easton Charter Foundation Inc.

    Independent charter district1 schools

    3019 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, 70119

    Federal record.

  • Wilson Charter School

    Independent charter district1 schools

    3617 General Pershing Street, New Orleans, LA, 70125

    Federal record.

  • Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary

    Independent charter district1 schools

    2301 Marengo Street, New Orleans, LA, 70115

    Federal record.

National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.

Farmers markets

  • Our School At Blair Grocery Farmers Market

    1740 Benton Street New Orleans, LA, 70117

    Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-21. USDA listing

  • Crescent City Farmers Market

    200 Broadway St Ste. 107 New Orleans, LA, 70118

    Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-21. USDA listing

  • Barcelo Gardens and Market

    2301 Gallier St. New Orleans, LA, 70117

    Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-21. USDA listing

  • ReFresh Farmers Market

    300 N Broad Street New Orleans, LA, 70119

    Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-21. USDA listing

  • Sankofa Farmers Market

    3500 St.Claude Avenue New Orleans, LA, 70117

    Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-21. USDA listing

  • Crescent City Farmers' Market III

    3700 Orleans Ave. New Orleans, LA, 70119

    Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-21. USDA listing

  • Crescent City Farmers' Market I

    700 Magazine New Orleans, LA, 70130

    Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-21. USDA listing

  • Old Algiers Harvest Fresh Market

    922 Teche Street New Orleans, LA, 70114

    Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-21. USDA listing

  • Bounyful Green Market

    149 Delaronde St, New Orleans, LA, 70114

    Submitted by the market; USDA record last changed 2022-10-17. USDA listing

  • New Orleans East Hospital Farmer's Market

    5620 Read Boulevard, New Orleans, LA, 70127

    WICSenior coupons

    Submitted by the market; USDA record last changed 2021-02-04. USDA listing

USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.