Lower Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

St. Charles Avenue, Felicity, Prytania, Thalia, Magazine, and Julia Streets to the north; the

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, and

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to the east; Felicity Street, Magazine Street, Constance Street, Jackson Avenue, Chippewa Street, Soraparu Street, and St. Thomas Street to the south; and 1st Street to the west.

Geography

Lower Garden District 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 (18.1%) of which is water. It includes the Papillon Apartments, an apartment complex operated by

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for graduate students and their families.

Adjacent neighborhoods

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(north) *

(east) * St. Thomas Development (south) * Irish Channel (west) * Garden District (west) * Central City (west)

Boundaries

The New Orleans City Planning Commission defines the various boundaries of the Lower Garden District with these streets: St. Charles Avenue,

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, Thalia Street, Magazine Street, Julia Street, the

, Constance Street, Jackson Avenue, Chippewa Street, Soraparu Street, St. Thomas Street, and First Street.

Landmarks

The Lower Garden District is home to a number of historical landmarks, including St. Alphonsus Church. In 2016, the ''Pikachu'', also known as the Pokemonument, a fiberglass sculpture depicting the

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species of the same name by an unknown artist, was installed in Lower Garden District. The statue of the Japanese icon was erected as an apparent tribute to ''

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'' on July 31, 2016, in a decommissioned fountain along Terpsichore Street, near Coliseum Square in New Orleans' Lower Garden District. The fiberglass sculpture was coasted to look like bronze. The artist wrote '#pokemonument' in concrete near the work's base. Within a few days, the sculpture was vandalized by someone with a baseball bat. It was repaired. Some two weeks after its placement, the "Pokemonument" was removed, and an online statement from the artist said that the artwork would be auctioned to benefit restoration of the park's fountains. The work sold for $2,000.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,116 people, 3,332 households, and 998 families residing in the neighborhood. The

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was 6,438 /mi² (2,446 /km²). As of the

of 2010, there were 6,363 people, 3,843 households, and 994 families residing in the neighborhood.

Education

The Garden District is zoned to schools in the

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and the

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. ReNEW SciTech Academy, operated by

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, is within the former Laurel Elementary School within the Lower Garden District. After Hurricane Katrina, Laurel was a school directly operated by the RSD. In 2010 Laurel had a performance score of 45, below the "65" score that was considered "academically unacceptable."Morris, Robert.
ReNEW hopes to lift Laurel and Live Oak schools out of “failing” status next year, and will open accelerated high school at Bauduit campus in the fall
" ''

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''. May 20, 2012. Retrieved on April 2, 2013. The International School of Louisiana (New Orleans International School), one of the two schools in New Orleans that is chartered by the State of Louisiana but is not a part of the RSD,Ritea, Steve.
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''. Thursday May 17, 2007. Retrieved on March 30, 2013. "The International School, one of two New Orleans schools chartered by the state but not part of the Recovery District, now operates out of the Andrew Jackson Elementary building in the Lower Garden District." operates the Camp Street Campus, located in the former Andrew Jackson Elementary School in the lower Garden District. This campus opened in 2000.Chang, Cindy.
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''. October 25, 2010. Retrieved on May 18, 2014. The Center for Education Reform in 2007 ranked the International School as one of the best charters in the United States.

Notable residents

* Mike Williams, singer for

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, used to live in the Lower Garden District until his house was burned down. *

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''.

References

External links

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