Geographical, economic, and political factors led to siting of New Orleans, other Louisiana cities. Read Campanella’s piece for 64 Parishes here.

Richard Campanella, a geographer with the Tulane School of Architecture, is the author of Cityscapes of New Orleans (LSU Press, 2017), Bienville’s Dilemma, Bourbon Street: A History, and other books. richcampanella.com, [email protected]; or @nolacampanella on Twitter.