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Gretna
Louisiana · LA
About Gretna
City in Louisiana, United States1836Established
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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ZIP code70053, 70054, 70056