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Orleans Parish.

Orleans Parish has 169.6 square miles of land in Louisiana. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Orleans Parish: Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands, Southern Holocene Meander Belts.

A local understanding of the land. A straightforward conversation about what comes next.

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Natural-color aerial photograph of land around Orleans Parish, Louisiana
THE LAND FROM ABOVE

A closer look at Orleans Parish, Louisiana · USDA NAIP aerial photography

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Land around Orleans Parish, Louisiana from above

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THE SETTINGDeltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS1 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Orleans Parish on the map

THE ORLEANS PARISH LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands setting.

Orleans Parish has 169.6 square miles of land in Louisiana. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Orleans Parish: Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands, Southern Holocene Meander Belts.

The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.

Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Orleans Parish intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands79.4%
  2. Southern Holocene Meander Belts20.6%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 99.8% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Finding your parcel within Orleans Parish

The atlas lists 1 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Orleans Parish, including New Orleans. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Orleans Parish

Orleans Parish by land and water

The Census records 180.3 square miles of water within Orleans Parish, or 51.5% of its total area. That share is close to Orleans Parish’s 51.5%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

The Census boundary meets Jefferson Parish, Plaquemines Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Tammany Parish within Louisiana. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Orleans Parish land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Orleans Parish

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Orleans Parish. The county includes 1 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands setting

Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands belongs to Mississippi Alluvial Plain. Which current elevation and drainage records distinguish the tract from nearby swales, levees or river terraces?

03

Confirm the route to the land

For acreage in Orleans Parish, identify the road or easement that actually reaches the parcel. Confirm the recorded right of access, maintenance responsibility, and utility route before relying on a map line.

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Orleans Parish resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON ORLEANS PARISH

USGS National Map

Begin at 30.0534° N, 89.9345° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Orleans Parish ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Orleans Parish data

View Census information selected by this parish’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands

Explore the agency mapping behind the Mississippi Alluvial Plain context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Louisiana landowner resources

Louisiana state land GIS

Office of State Lands mapping resources and access to SONRIS.

Louisiana coastal planning resources

CPRA coastal plans, interactive maps, and restoration information.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Orleans Parish.

The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

New Orleanscity
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Orleans Parish
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Orleans Parish?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Orleans Parish. Orleans Parish’s 169.6 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands describe all of Orleans Parish?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 2 regional units; Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I request an offer without being near Orleans Parish?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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Your land in Orleans Parish.
Your next chapter.

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