A subdistrict of the Gentilly District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: New York Street to the north, Elysian Fields Avenue to the east, Mirabeau Avenue to the south and the London Avenue Canal to the west.

The area experienced disastrous flooding at the end of August 2005 from a levee failure on the London Avenue Canal during Hurricane Katrina.

[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.6 km2).

[3] As of the census of 2000, there were 5,318 people, 2,233 households, and 1,360 families residing in the neighborhood.

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,510 people, 1,430 households, and 868 families residing in the neighborhood.