Gretna, Louisiana

The city of Gretna is the parish seat of Jefferson Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. Gretna is on the west bank of the Mississippi River, across from uptown New Orleans. It is part of the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 17,423.

City of Gretna Links

• City of Gretna Website
• Gretna Directory
• Gretna Police Department
• "City of Gretna Louisiana: The most evil, racist city in America" (This biased page focuses on prevention of Hurricane Katrina evacuees from crossing the bridge to Gretna from New Orleans by Gretna police. The articles included therein (some written by major newspapers from around the country) contain several inaccuracies pronounced as facts.)
• Gretna Heritage Festival

Audio and video

• Trapped in New Orleans: Emergency Medical Worker Describes How Police Prevented Evacuation, from Pacifica Democracy Now! program, September 16, 2005