Kenner in Louisiana
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Kenner, Louisiana

Kenner (historically French: Cannes-Brûlées is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans. The population was 66,702 at the 2010 census. Kenner is represented in the Louisiana House of Representatives by the Republican attorney Tom Willmott. The state senator is Republican Danny Martiny, a former state House member. Martiny's predecessor in the House is Kernan "Skip" Hand, a retired district court judge from Kenner.

Located at 30.0097, -90.2506 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cities in Louisiana, Populated places in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, New Orleans metropolitan area, Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River

River Ridge, Louisiana

River Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans. The population was 14,588 at the 2000 census.

Located at 29.9619, -90.2178 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Louisiana, Populated places in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, New Orleans metropolitan area

Archbishop Chapelle High School

Archbishop Chapelle High School is a Catholic secondary school for young women. It is located in Metairie, a community in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Located at 30.0035, -90.2228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roman Catholic secondary schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, Education in New Orleans, Louisiana, Girls' schools in Louisiana, Schools in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Pan Am Flight 759

Pan Am Flight 759, operated by a Boeing 727-235, N4737 Clipper Defiance, was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Miami to San Diego, with en route stops in New Orleans and Las Vegas. On July 9, 1982, the plane that made this route was forced down by wind shear due to a microburst and crashed into the New Orleans suburb of Kenner. All 145 people on board, as well as 8 on the ground, were killed.

Located at 29.9875, -90.2356 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1982, Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 727, 1982 meteorology, 1982 in Louisiana, Airliner accidents and incidents in Louisiana, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by microbursts, History of New Orleans, Louisiana, Pan American World Airways accidents and incidents, Disasters in Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Zephyr Field

Zephyr Field is a 10,000-seat baseball park in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, that hosted its first regular season baseball game on April 11, 1997, as the tenants of the facility, the New Orleans Zephyrs, defeated the Oklahoma City 89ers, 8-3. The ballpark hosted the 1998 and 2001 Conference USA Baseball Tournaments, and the 1999 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament.

Located at 29.9754, -90.1997 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Baseball venues in Louisiana, Sports venues in Louisiana, Sports venues in New Orleans, Louisiana, Minor league baseball venues, Tulane Green Wave sports venues, Louisiana building and structure stubs, Buildings and structures in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Duncan Canal (Louisiana)

The Duncan Canal, also known as the West Return Canal, is a canal in Louisiana, running along a sizable portion of the boundary between Jefferson Parish, Louisiana and St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. The primary purpose of the canal is drainage; a series of pumps and feeder canals feed a portion of the rain and ground water of the East Bank of Jefferson into the canal which drains it into Lake Pontchartrain. The city of Kenner, Louisiana is on the Jefferson, or eastern, side.

Located at 30.0294, -90.2797 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Canals in Louisiana, Buildings and structures in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Buildings and structures in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana