14th Ward of New Orleans, Historic district in Uptown New Orleans, United States.
The 14th Ward of New Orleans is a district in the Uptown area of New Orleans, Louisiana, running between the Mississippi River and Washington Avenue, with Jefferson Avenue and Lowerline Street marking its southern and northern edges. It covers a mix of residential blocks, parks, and university campuses spread across a grid of tree-lined streets.
The ward took its current shape in 1870 when parts of Jefferson City and Greenville were annexed into New Orleans. That merger brought together communities that had grown separately along the river into a single municipal area.
Tulane University and Loyola University shape daily life in the ward, especially along Broadway Street, where small shops and cafés cater to students. Walking through the area, you can feel that mix of academic life and residential calm without going far from either.
The St. Charles Avenue Streetcar runs through the ward and connects it to other parts of the city, making it easy to get around without a car. The wide streets with tree canopies are comfortable to walk, and most points of interest are within a short walk of each other.
Magazine Street, which runs through the ward, is one of the longest shopping streets in New Orleans and is made up almost entirely of independent shops with no chain stores. Audubon Park, also within the ward, was originally a sugar plantation before it was turned into a park for the 1884 World's Fair.
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