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|direction_a=West
|direction_b=East
|terminus_a= Belleview Boulevard in [[Kenner, Louisiana|Kenner]]
|junction={{jct|state=LA|LA|49}} in New Orleans<br>
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|terminus_b= West End Boulevard 
|location=[[Metairie, Louisiana]], U.S. <br>[[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], U.S.
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'''Veterans Memorial Boulevard''', formerly Veterans Highway (locally referred to as '''Vets''' or '''Veterans'''), is a 6-lane thoroughfare in [[Jefferson Parish, Louisiana]], U.S., and [[Orleans Parish, Louisiana]], U.S., running west–east mostly parallel to [[Interstate 10 in Louisiana|Interstate 10]].  The western terminus is at Belleview Boulevard in [[Kenner, Louisiana|Kenner]] just north of the [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport]] and just east of the [[St. Charles Parish, Louisiana|St. Charles Parish]] line.  Veterans then proceeds in an easterly direction across the Jefferson Parish communities of Kenner and [[Metairie, Louisiana|Metairie]] before crossing the [[17th Street Canal]] into [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] and terminating at West End Boulevard approximately 1/2 mile east of the [[Orleans Parish, Louisiana|Orleans Parish]] line.

Veterans is primarily a commercial corridor lined with malls such as [[Lakeside Shopping Center]] and Clearview Mall, strip shopping centers and car dealers.  During Carnival season, several [[Mardi Gras]] parades roll along portions of Veterans as they wind through the streets of Metairie. Beginning in 1978, the Jefferson Parish Council adopted a standardized parade route for Metairie, which began at the Clearview Shopping Center and rolled east along Veterans before disbanding at Bonnabel Boulevard. In 2019, the council started allowing krewes the option of parading westbound from Bonnabel to Clearview.

Veterans Memorial Boulevard is dedicated to the memory of all [[veteran]]s.

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[[Category:Transportation in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Roads in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Boulevards in the United States]]


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