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The 12th Ward or Twelfth Ward is a division of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans. [1] The Ward was formerly part of the old Jefferson City annexed by New Orleans in 1870.
Not shown: southern portion of the 15th Ward, northeastern portion of the 9th Ward. On the map Lake Pontchartrain is to the north and the Mississippi River is to the south; the 15th Ward is the only one south of the Mississippi River where Algiers is located. The city of New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana, is divided into 17 wards.
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A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New Orleans' Twelfth Ward in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1960 to 1966, served on the New Orleans City Council as a member at-large from 1966 to 1970, and was the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under U.S. president Jimmy Carter from 1979 to 1981.
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There had been a shooting among a group of children in the 7th Ward of New Orleans, only a few miles from Allen’s home, and a nine-year-old boy named Devante Bryant had been killed. Allen was ...
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Although the project is within the 11th and 12th Wards, natives label it as the 3rd Ward [citation needed]; however, the 3rd Ward of New Orleans is located in the Central Business District. The various New Orleans housing projects are most notable for being the launching ground for bounce and New Orleans rap.