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Who was new orleans founded by

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Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville

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Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville

Claimed for the French Crown by explorer Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in 1682, La Nouvelle-Orleans was founded by Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville in 1718 upon the slightly elevated banks of the Mississippi River approximately 95 miles above its mouth.

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