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New Orleans is a city-parish consolidated along the Mississippi River in the southern portion of the United States state of Louisiana. It is the most populous city in Louisiana, with an anticipated population of 389,467 in 2020. As a large port, New Orleans is regarded as an economic and commercial powerhouse for the United States' Gulf Coast area.

New Orleans is known across the world for its distinct music, Creole food, different accents, and yearly celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The French Quarter, famed for its French and Spanish Creole architecture and bustling nightlife around Bourbon Street, is the city's historic center. The city has been called the "most unique" in the United States, owing to its multi-cultural and linguistic background. Furthermore, because of its prominence in the film industry and pop culture, New Orleans has come to be regarded as "Hollywood South."

New Orleans, founded in 1718 by French colonists, was formerly the territorial capital of French Louisiana until becoming a part of the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In 1840, New Orleans was the third-most populated city in the United States, and it remained the largest metropolis in the American South from the Antebellum period until after World War II. Due to its heavy rainfall, low lying terrain, inadequate natural drainage, and closeness to several bodies of water, the city has historically been highly prone to floods. In order to safeguard the city, state and federal officials have built a complicated system of levees and drainage pumps.