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St. Tammany Parish

United States > Louisiana

Average elevation: 49 ft

New Orleans

United States > Louisiana > Orleans Parish

New Orleans is situated on relatively flat terrain, primarily at or slightly below sea level, with the average elevation around 6 feet above sea level. The city's landscape is characterized by a network of wetlands, rivers, and bayous, which play a crucial role in its ecology and urban planning. It lies within…

Average elevation: 3 ft

Lapine

United States > Louisiana > Ouachita Parish

Average elevation: 164 ft

Covington

United States > Louisiana > St. Tammany Parish

Average elevation: 30 ft

Slidell

United States > Louisiana > St. Tammany Parish

Slidell is located at 30°16′45″N 89°46′40″W / 30.27917°N 89.77778°W / 30.27917; -89.77778 (30.279040, -89.777744), and has an elevation of 13 feet (4.0 m). It is in southeastern St. Tammany Parish, located approximately 3 miles (5 km) north of Lake Pontchartrain. The city forms part of the…

Average elevation: 20 ft

Baton Rouge

United States > Louisiana > East Baton Rouge Parish

Baton Rouge is on the banks of the Mississippi River in southeastern Louisiana's Florida Parishes region. The city is about 79 miles (127 km) from New Orleans, 126 miles (203 km) from Alexandria, 56 miles (90 km) from Lafayette and 250 miles (400 km) from Shreveport. It is also 173 miles (278 km) from Jackson,…

Average elevation: 39 ft

Shreveport

United States > Louisiana > Caddo Parish

Shreveport is the parish seat of Caddo Parish. Portions of the city extend into neighboring Bossier Parish, bordering Bossier City. Shreveport sits on a low elevation overlooking the Red River. Western and northern portions of Shreveport have an elevation over 253 feet (77 m) above sea level. Pine forests,…

Average elevation: 190 ft

Terrebonne Parish

United States > Louisiana

Average elevation: 3 ft

Mandeville

United States > Louisiana > St. Tammany Parish

Mandeville is located at 30°22′9″N 90°4′41″W / 30.36917°N 90.07806°W / 30.36917; -90.07806 (30.369282, -90.078006), and has an elevation of 7 feet (2.1 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.7 km2), of which 0.12 square miles…

Average elevation: 20 ft

Holly Ridge

United States > Louisiana > Richland Parish

Average elevation: 85 ft

Lafayette

United States > Louisiana > Lafayette Parish

Lafayette lies approximately 135 miles (217 km) from New Orleans, 59 miles (95 km) from the state capital of Baton Rouge, 75 miles (121 km) from Lake Charles, and 89 miles (143 km) from Alexandria. The city has an elevation ranging from 36 feet (11.0 m) to 49 feet (15 m) above sea level. According to the…

Average elevation: 36 ft

Bossier Parish

United States > Louisiana

Average elevation: 223 ft

Metairie

United States > Louisiana > Jefferson Parish > Metairie

Average elevation: 3 ft

Lakeview

United States > Louisiana > Orleans Parish > New Orleans

Lakeview is located at 30°00′24″N 90°06′28″W / 30.00667°N 90.10778°W / 30.00667; -90.10778 and has an elevation of 0 feet (0.0 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 1.61 square miles (4.2 km2). 1.61 square miles (4.2 km2) of which is land and…

Average elevation: 7 ft

Cankton

United States > Louisiana > St. Landry Parish

Average elevation: 46 ft

Columbia

United States > Louisiana > Caldwell Parish

Average elevation: 95 ft

Simpson

United States > Louisiana > Vernon Parish

Average elevation: 266 ft

Bastrop

United States > Louisiana > Morehouse Parish

Average elevation: 128 ft

Houma

United States > Louisiana > Terrebonne Parish

Houma is located at 29°35′15″N 90°42′58″W / 29.58750°N 90.71611°W / 29.58750; -90.71611 (29.587614, -90.716108) and has an elevation of 10 feet (3.0 m) above sea level. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.2 square miles (37 km2), of which 14.0…

Average elevation: 10 ft

Kenner

United States > Louisiana > Jefferson Parish

Kenner's coordinates are 30°0′35″N 90°15′2″W / 30.00972°N 90.25056°W / 30.00972; -90.25056 (30.009610, −90.250585) and has an elevation of 0 ft (0 m).

Average elevation: 3 ft

Ball

United States > Louisiana > Rapides Parish

Average elevation: 154 ft

Thibodaux

United States > Louisiana > Lafourche Parish

Average elevation: 10 ft

De Soto Parish

United States > Louisiana

Average elevation: 230 ft

Orleans Parish

United States > Louisiana

Founded in 1718 by French colonists, New Orleans was once the territorial capital of French Louisiana before becoming part of the United States in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. New Orleans in 1840 was the third most populous city in the United States, and it was the largest city in the American South from…

Average elevation: 3 ft

Caney Lake

United States > Louisiana > Beauregard Parish

Average elevation: 59 ft

Jamestown

United States > Louisiana > Bienville Parish > Jamestown

Average elevation: 210 ft

DeRidder

United States > Louisiana > Beauregard Parish

DeRidder is located in northern Beauregard Parish at 30°51′5″N 93°17′25″W / 30.85139°N 93.29028°W / 30.85139; -93.29028 (30.851419, -93.290230) and has an elevation of 203 feet (61.9 m). U.S. Route 171 leads south 48 miles (77 km) to Lake Charles and north 15 miles (24 km) to the entrance…

Average elevation: 190 ft

Erwin Pond

United States > Louisiana > St. Tammany Parish

Average elevation: 144 ft

Saint Helena Parish

United States > Louisiana

Average elevation: 194 ft

Masters

United States > Louisiana > Iberia Parish

Average elevation: 10 ft

Derry

United States > Louisiana > Natchitoches Parish

Average elevation: 105 ft

Vacherie

United States > Louisiana > St. James Parish

Average elevation: 13 ft

West Feliciana Parish

United States > Louisiana

Average elevation: 138 ft

Blanchard

United States > Louisiana > Caddo Parish

Average elevation: 249 ft

Grand Isle

United States > Louisiana > Jefferson Parish

Chenier habitats are not limited to Grand Isle, but were historically found in wetlands throughout the southeastern coasts of Louisiana called the Chenier Plain. Today, the Chenier Plain consists of uplands, wetlands, and open water that extends from Vermillion Bay, Louisiana to East Bay, Texas. Of the…

Average elevation: 0 ft

Gray

United States > Louisiana > Terrebonne Parish > Gray

Average elevation: 10 ft

Mangham

United States > Louisiana > Richland Parish

Average elevation: 69 ft

Venice

United States > Louisiana > Plaquemines Parish

Average elevation: 0 ft

Newellton

United States > Louisiana > Tensas Parish

Average elevation: 79 ft

Lacombe

United States > Louisiana > St. Tammany Parish

Average elevation: 13 ft

Kisatchie

United States > Louisiana > Natchitoches Parish

Average elevation: 246 ft

Jonesboro

United States > Louisiana > Jackson Parish

Average elevation: 230 ft

Raceland

United States > Louisiana > Lafourche Parish

Average elevation: 7 ft

Watson

United States > Louisiana > Livingston Parish

Average elevation: 69 ft

Montgomery

United States > Louisiana > Grant Parish

Montgomery is located at 31°39′58″N 92°53′12″W / 31.66611°N 92.88667°W / 31.66611; -92.88667 (31.666001, -92.886539) and has an elevation of 154 feet (46.9 m).

Average elevation: 128 ft

Anacoco

United States > Louisiana > Vernon Parish

Average elevation: 318 ft

Jeanerette

United States > Louisiana > Iberia Parish

Average elevation: 16 ft

New Iberia

United States > Louisiana > Iberia Parish

Average elevation: 23 ft

Elm Grove

United States > Louisiana > Bossier Parish

Average elevation: 148 ft

Gibson

United States > Louisiana > Terrebonne Parish

Average elevation: 7 ft

Lafayette Parish

United States > Louisiana

Average elevation: 33 ft

Vernon Parish

United States > Louisiana

Average elevation: 233 ft

Walker

United States > Louisiana > Livingston Parish

Average elevation: 39 ft

Martin

United States > Louisiana > Red River Parish > Martin

Average elevation: 220 ft

Ouachita Parish

United States > Louisiana

Average elevation: 108 ft

Wisner

United States > Louisiana > Franklin Parish

Average elevation: 75 ft

Summerfield

United States > Louisiana > Claiborne Parish

Average elevation: 203 ft

Lake Charles

United States > Louisiana > Calcasieu Parish

Lake Charles, located on a level plain about 30 miles (48 km) from the Gulf of Mexico, has an elevation of approximately 13 feet (4.0 m) above sea level, and is located on the banks of the Calcasieu River in southwestern Louisiana. It borders both Lake Charles and Prien Lake. Contraband Bayou, Henderson Bayou,…

Average elevation: 16 ft

Ruston

United States > Louisiana > Lincoln Parish

Average elevation: 269 ft

Beauregard Parish

United States > Louisiana

Average elevation: 105 ft

Harahan

United States > Louisiana > Jefferson Parish

Average elevation: 10 ft

Homer

United States > Louisiana > Claiborne Parish

Average elevation: 256 ft

St. Rose

United States > Louisiana > St. Charles Parish

Average elevation: 10 ft

Buras

United States > Louisiana > Plaquemines Parish

Average elevation: 0 ft

Grambling

United States > Louisiana > Lincoln Parish

Average elevation: 295 ft

Maurepas

United States > Louisiana > Livingston Parish

Average elevation: 13 ft

Waller

United States > Louisiana > Bossier Parish > Bossier City

Average elevation: 174 ft

Ponchatoula

United States > Louisiana > Tangipahoa Parish

Ponchatoula is located at 30°26′21″N 90°26′33″W / 30.43917°N 90.44250°W / 30.43917; -90.44250 (30.439162, -90.442507) and has an elevation of 26 feet (7.9 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km2), all land.

Average elevation: 30 ft

New Orleans

United States > Louisiana > Orleans Parish

Founded in 1718 by French colonists, New Orleans was once the territorial capital of French Louisiana before becoming part of the United States in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. New Orleans in 1840 was the third most populous city in the United States, and it was the largest city in the American South from…

Average elevation: 3 ft

Ethel

United States > Louisiana > East Feliciana Parish

Average elevation: 174 ft

Bucktown

United States > Louisiana > Jefferson Parish > Metairie

Average elevation: 3 ft

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