Gretna (Louisiana)

Gretna
	; Gretna Town Hall
Location in Louisiana
	Gretna
	Gretna
Basic data
Foundation :	1836
State :	United States
State :	Louisiana
Parish :	Jefferson Parish
Coordinates :	29 ° 55 ′ N , 90 ° 3 ′ W Coordinates: 29 ° 55 ′ N , 90 ° 3 ′ W
Time zone :	Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents :	17,423 (as of: 2000)
Population density :	1,914.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	10.1 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of; which 9.1 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	0 m
Postcodes :	70053, 70056
Area code :	+1 504
FIPS :	22-31915
GNIS ID :	1629954
Website :	www..gretnala.com
Mayor :	Ronnie C. Harris

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Gretna is a city in the US state of Louisiana and the administrative seat of Jefferson Parish . Gretna is on the west bank of the Mississippi River and is part of the New Orleans metropolitan area , which is on the opposite bank.

After its founding in the 19th century, the city grew mainly through a ferry service to New Orleans , which connected important rail lines with the east bank. Gretna gained national notoriety in connection with Cyclone Katrina in 2005, when police on the Crescent City Connection bridge blocked New Orleans refugees at gunpoint from entering the Gretna metropolitan area.

sons and daughters of the town

Billy Fayard (1941–2012), rhythm and blues musician and club owner
Lash La Rue (1917–1996), actor
Eddie Lacy (born 1990), American football player
Mel Ott (1909–1958), right fielder in Major League Baseball
Elfrid Payton (* 1994), professional basketball player in the NBA

Individual evidence

↑ Gardiner Harris: Police in Suburbs Blocked Evacuees, Witnesses Report - The New York Times. In: nytimes.com. September 10, 2005, accessed March 31, 2019 .

Web links

Commons : Gretna, Louisiana - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

[1] Gardiner Harris: Police in Suburbs Blocked Evacuees, Witnesses Report - The New York Times. In: nytimes.com. September 10, 2005, accessed March 31, 2019 .