Kenner, Louisiana Kenner, Louisiana (Cannes-Brulees) City of Kenner Kenner's old "Rivertown" region Kenner, Louisiana is positioned in Louisiana Kenner, Louisiana Location of Kenner in Louisiana Kenner (historically French: Cannes-Brulees) is the sixth-largest town/city in the U.S.
It is the biggest city in Jefferson Parish, United States, Louisiana's second-most crowded church, and a suburb of New Orleans.
Kenner is represented in the Louisiana House of Representatives by the Republican attorney Tom Willmott.
Martiny's predecessor in the state Senate, Metairie attorney Art Lentini, also resides in Kenner.
Kenner is part of Louisiana's 1st Congressional district, presently represented in the U.S.
The current mayor of Kenner is former Jefferson Parish councilman Ben Zahn.
In 1855, Kenner was established by Minor Kenner on territory that consisted of three plantation properties that had been purchased by the Kenner family.
During 1915 1931 a New Orleans streetcar line directed between New Orleans and Kenner.
The line ran between the intersection of Rampart and Canal in New Orleans and the intersection of Williams Blvd and Jefferson Hwy in Kenner.
Kenner's expansion began in the late 1950s when developers began subdividing, draining and filling the swampland in the northern half of the city.
During the 1960s, the assembly of Interstate 10 and improvements to Veterans Memorial Highway aided the rapid evolution of Kenner as a suburb of New Orleans.
By 1979, Kenner's populace was 60,524 making it the 6th biggest city in the state.
Kenner's coordinates are 30 0 35 N 90 15 2 W (30.009610, 90.250585) and has an altitude of 0 ft (0 m). Kenner is positioned on the west side of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, in Jefferson Parish.
According to Enumeration 2000, Kenner had 32 homes valued at $1,000,000 or more.
As of 2010 Hispanics and Latinos are 22% of Kenner's populace and of the 20 U.S.
Enumeration Bureau tracts in Kenner, 12 of them have Hispanic populations of 15% or more: one of those census tracts has the highest number of Hispanic and Latino citizens in all of Louisiana.
In 2000 Hispanics were 14% of Kenner's populace and six census tracts had greater than 15% Hispanic populations. Kenner's Hispanic Resource Center offers English as a second language classes and after school programs. Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner one of the primary hospitals in the New Orleans metro area.
The Esplanade Mall Opened in 1983, it is one of the two biggest malls positioned in East Jefferson (the East Bank of Jefferson Parish).
Chateau Golf and Country Club one of only three golf courses positioned in East Jefferson (the East Bank of Jefferson Parish).
Treasure Chest Casino Docked where Williams Boulevard hits Lake Pontchartrain, it is the only casino positioned in East Jefferson (the East Bank of Jefferson Parish).
Rivertown The historic precinct positioned along the initial main street of Old Kenner where Williams Boulevard hits the Mississippi River.
Highlights include the Rivertown Repertory Theatre, Kenner's Heritage Park, the Kenner Planetarium & Mega - Dome Cinema and the Rivertown Science Center (sponsored by Freeport Mc - Moran), two fine dining establishments, and a cafe.
Before opening in Kenner, Coconut Beach existed for 25 years in the West End neighborhood of New Orleans before the site was appropriated for an Army Corps of Engineers flood control project. The United States Postal Service operates two postal services. They are the Kenner Post Office and the North Kenner Post Office. Kenner is served by the Jefferson Parish Public School System. The only high school in Kenner is Alfred Bonnabel High School, which is positioned on the border between Metairie and Kenner.
Some areas are zoned to East Jefferson High School and Grace King High School, both in Metairie. Theodore Roosevelt Middle School is the sole middle school in Kenner.
In addition to Roosevelt, middle schools serving sections of Kenner include Adams Middle and Harris Middle in Metairie and Riverdale Middle in Jefferson. Jefferson Parish Library operates the North Kenner Library. The Kenner Star is Kenner's no-charge monthly improve newspaper. Kenner is served primarily by New Orleans-based media outlets.
Public transit in the town/city is directed by The Jefferson Parish Department of Transit Administration which operates Jefferson Transit.
Jefferson Transit provides service to points in Kenner, Metairie and New Orleans as well as other locations in incorporated and unincorporated Jefferson Parish. Kenner is served by Interstate 10 which travels east west through the city.
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (IATA: MSY), the chief commercial airport for the New Orleans urbane area, is positioned inside the town/city limits, just south of Interstate 10.
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