<P> La Nouvelle - Orléans ( New Orleans ) was founded in Spring of 1718 ( 7 May has become the traditional date to mark the anniversary , but the actual day is unknown ) by the French Mississippi Company , under the direction of Jean - Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville , on land inhabited by the Chitimacha . It was named for Philippe II , Duke of Orléans , who was Regent of the Kingdom of France at the time . His title came from the French city of Orléans . </P>
<P> La Nouvelle - Orléans ( New Orleans ) was founded in Spring of 1718 ( 7 May has become the traditional date to mark the anniversary , but the actual day is unknown ) by the French Mississippi Company , under the direction of Jean - Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville , on land inhabited by the Chitimacha . It was named for Philippe II , Duke of Orléans , who was Regent of the Kingdom of France at the time . His title came from the French city of Orléans . </P>
when was the city of new orleans established
when was the city of new orleans established
Spring of 1718 ( 7 May has become the traditional date to mark the anniversary , but the actual day is unknown )
Spring of 1718 ( 7 May has become the traditional date to mark the anniversary , but the actual day is unknown )