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Metairie, LA
Metairie sits directly adjacent to New Orleans along the higher, more flood-resistant ridge of land that gives the area its name — "metairie" derives from a French term for a sharecropping arrangement once common on the plantations that occupied the land before suburban development took over in the 20th century. The community saw a substantial population influx after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, as many New Orleans residents whose homes had flooded relocated to Metairie's comparatively higher ground, accelerating growth trends that had already been building in the unincorporated Jefferson Parish suburb for decades. Lakeside Shopping Center, one of the larger regional malls in the greater New Orleans area, anchors a substantial commercial corridor along Veterans Memorial Boulevard that's made Metairie a significant retail destination for the entire metro area, not just its own residents. Metairie's combination of higher, less flood-prone ground relative to much of New Orleans proper, a substantial post-Katrina population influx, and significant regional retail development has made it the largest and most consistently populous suburb anywhere in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area.
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Mandeville, LA
Mandeville sits on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, connected to New Orleans on the lake's southern shore by the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, which at nearly 24 miles is recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest bridge over a continuous body of water anywhere on Earth. That causeway connection has made Mandeville and the broader north shore area an increasingly popular alternative for New Orleans commuters seeking a quieter, more suburban lakefront community while still maintaining a manageable drive into the city for work, a pattern that's accelerated substantially since Hurricane Katrina. The city's lakefront promenade along Lake Pontchartrain and the Tammany Trace, a paved rail-trail built on a former railroad corridor running through several north shore communities, have given Mandeville an extensive network of walking and biking paths distinct from the more car-dependent development found in parts of the broader New Orleans suburban area. Mandeville's combination of its connection via the world's longest over-water bridge, a growing role as a north shore alternative for New Orleans commuters, and extensive lakefront and rail-trail recreation has made it one of the more distinctively positioned and increasingly popular suburbs anywhere in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area.
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