Holy Cross

Holy Cross is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lower Ninth Ward District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: St. Claude Avenue to the north, St. Bernard Parish to the east, the Mississippi River to the south and the Industrial Canal to the west. Holy Cross is located at 29°57′30″N 90°01′04″W / 29.95833°N 90.01778°W / 29.95833; -90.01778 and has an elevation of 3 feet (0.9 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.95 square miles (2.5 km). 0.68 square miles (1.8 km) of which is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km) (28.42%) of which is water. The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Holy Cross as these streets: St....