New Orleans Audubon Park#
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New Orleans Audubon Park, May 2013, © Ewald Judt, under CC BY 4.0
Audubon Park 29.934167,-90.123611 is a city park located in the Uptown neighborhood of New Orleans. The park is named in honor of artist and naturalist John James Audubon. The park features sports fields, picnic facilities, a golf course, a tennis court, a public pool and its own zoo (Audubon Zoo). The park served as a makeshift helicopter port and encampment for National Guard troops and relief workers after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.