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About Gretna, LA

Gretna sits across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, connected by the Crescent City Connection bridge on Interstate 90. US Highway 90 runs east-west through town, while Highway 23 heads south toward Belle Chasse. The West Bank Expressway provides quick access along the river parishes for local commuters. Louis Armstrong International Airport is about 15 miles west on US 90. The city operates one of America's oldest ferry services, carrying passengers and vehicles across the Mississippi since 1827.

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Gretna, LA is in United States, at 29.910, -90.052 - about 29 km south-east of Kenner, LA.

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The closest airport to Gretna, LA is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, 31 km (about 27 min by car).

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