Freret is a

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of the city of

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. The Freret neighborhood contains a thriving commercial corridor. A subdistrict of the Uptown/ Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: South Claiborne Avenue to the north, Napoleon Avenue to the east, LaSalle Street to the south and Jefferson Avenue to the west. The name of the neighborhood stems from Freret Street, which was named for

William Freret William Alfred Freret Sr. (1804 – June 14, 1864) was Mayor of New Orleans from May 10, 1840, to April 4, 1842, and again from February 27, 1843, to May 12, 1844. He was born in New Orleans, and was of mixed English and Fren ...

, a mid-19th-century New Orleans mayor.

Geography

Freret is located at and has an elevation of . According to the

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, the district has a total area of . of which is land and (0.0%) of which is water.

Adjacent neighborhoods

* Broadmoor (north) *

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(east) * Uptown (south) * Audubon (west)

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,715 people, 648 households, and 363 family households.

Landmarks and Attractions

Restaurants / Bars / Amenities

The Freret Commercial Corridor, located on Freret Street between Jefferson and Napoleon Avenue, has over 17 restaurants, 3 coffee shops, and 3 bars, a convenience store, and a grocery store.

Hotels

The 10 story, 90 room Alder Hotel is located in the former Bristow Tower on Magnolia Street,

References

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