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Noun. 1. New Orleans-a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year.
New Orleans is one of the oldest cities in America, boasting a storied 300-year history unlike any. other city in the country. The Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the fledgling United. States in 1803, was made for the primary purpose of securing the city of New Orleans and its. port. The transfer was made between France and the United States on December 3, 1803 in the. Cabildo on Jackson Square â one of Americaâs most historic buildings. Today, New Orleans has.