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New Orleans

Louisiana (LA)est. 1718pop. 364,136/noo OR-linz/

The meaning

“New Orleans, after the French duchy”

How it got the name

Bienville founded La Nouvelle-Orleans in 1718 and flattered the Regent of France, Philippe d'Orleans, who was ruling for the child king Louis XV. The French city of Orleans traces back to Roman Aurelianum, named for the emperor Aurelian.

Former names

  1. La Nouvelle-Orleans
  2. Bulbancha (Choctaw trade name: 'place of many tongues')
  3. New Orleans