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The Ward was formerly part of the old Lafayette Faubourg anexed by New Orleans in the 1850s. It is part of Uptown New Orleans .


BOUNDARIES

The roughly wedge shaped Ward stretches back from the Mississippi River . The lower boundary is First Street, across which is the 10th Ward , then Martin Luther King Boulevard, across which is the 2nd Ward . The upper boundary is Toledano Street, across which is the 12th Ward .


CITYSCAPE AND LANDMARKS

The Ward includes portions of the Irish Channel and Garden District neighborhoods, and a nunber of housing projects. Landmarks include Lafayete Cemetery , Commander's Palace Restaurant, and Tommy Lafon School.