French Quarter in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Port of New Orleans

Photographed by Janet Schexnayder, August 2, 2025

1. Port of New Orleans Marker

Inscription. After the establishment of New Orleans in 1718, vessels docked along this riverfront to import supplies to the French colony and export its commodities. By the early 1800s, thousands of ocean-going sailing ships, river steamboats and flatboats, and local schooners and barges arrived annually, and the levee teemed with workers and cargo in transit. Algiers, across the river, specialized in ship-building and repair, while railroads on both banks linked wharfs to interior cities. In 1896, the Louisiana Legislature created the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, which today oversees containerized facilities uptown, breakbulk cargo along the Industrial Canal, and many other assets.

Placed in recognition of the 300th Anniversary of the founding of New Orleans By Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu, April 2018

Erected 2018 by City of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1718.

Location. 29° 57.398′ N, 90° 3.701′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the French Quarter. It can be reached from Decatur Street east of St Peter. Near Landrieu inauguration monument at steps leading from top of levee to the

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Mississippi River. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 768 Decatur St, New Orleans LA 70130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu (here, next to this marker); Execution of Jean Baptiste Baudrau II (within shouting distance of this marker); Transatlantic Slave Trade to Louisiana (within shouting distance of this marker); The Washington Artillery Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Woldenberg Riverfront Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The Steamer New Orleans (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oscar James Dunn (about 300 feet away); Café Du Monde (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Another marker is no longer nearby. New Orleans (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Janet Schexnayder, August 2, 2025

2. Port of New Orleans Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2025, by Janet Schexnayder of Slidell, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2025, by Janet Schexnayder of Slidell, Louisiana. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

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