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Gretna

Louisiana · LA
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About Gretna

City in Louisiana, United States
1836Established
17,814Population
4.5 sq miArea

Gretna is the second-largest city in, and parish seat of, Jefferson Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Gretna lies on the west bank of the Mississippi River, just east and across the river from uptown New Orleans. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The population was 17,814 at the 2020 U.S. census.

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The forecast calls for Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, highs near 91°. In the local news, Trial date set over Gretna brew pub lease dispute (fox8live.com), This Historic Louisiana Town Is Worth The Day Trip From New Orleans (southernliving.com), and Two men arrested in pregnant woman’s Gretna overdose death (WDSU).

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