Poydras Street

Poydras Street

Rue Poydras
Poydras Street (yellow) shown running west northwest from the Mississippi River
Namesake	Julien de Lallande Poydras
Length	1.9 mi (3.1 km)
Width	132 feet (40.2 m)
Location	New Orleans
West end	Broad Street
East end	Convention Center Boulevard
Other
Known for	Tall buildings

Poydras Street (French: Rue Poydras) is a street that serves as the main artery of the New Orleans Central Business District, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The street is named for Julien de Lallande Poydras. Many of the city of New Orleans' and the state of Louisiana's tallest buildings have been built on the street since it was widened in the mid 1960s. The street also hosts several historic structures and is the boundary between two United States National Register of Historic Places districts.