New Orleans (/ ˈ ɔːr l (i) ə n z, ɔːr ˈ l iː n z /, locally / ˈ ɔːr l ə n z / ; French : La Nouvelle-Orléans [la nuvɛlɔʁleɑ̃] (listen)) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

