Kenner (historically ) >http://www.thecajuns.com/oldnew.htm) is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana. The population was 70,517 at the 2000 United States Census.

History
In 1855, Kenner was founded by Minor Kenner on land that consisted of three plantation properties that had been purchased by the Kenner family. At the time, all land north of what is now Airline Hwy was swampland.

During 1915-1931 a Streetcars in New Orleans line operated between New Orleans and Kenner. The line ran between the intersection of Rampart Street and Canal Street, New Orleans in New...

Kenner (historically ) >http://www.thecajuns.com/oldnew.htm) is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana. The population was 70,517 at the 2000 United States Census.

History
In 1855, Kenner was founded by Minor Kenner on land that consisted of three plantation properties that had been purchased by the Kenner family. At the time, all land north of what is now Airline Hwy was swampland.

During 1915-1931 a Streetcars in New Orleans line operated between New Orleans and Kenner. The line ran between the intersection of Rampart Street and Canal Street, New Orleans in New Orleans and the intersection of Williams Blvd and Jefferson Hwy in Kenner.

In 1960, Kenner had a population of 17,037.

Kenner's growth began in the late 1950s when developers began subdividing, draining and filling the swampland in the northern half of the city. During the 1960s, the construction of Interstate 10 and improvements to Veterans Memorial Highway aided the rapid development of Kenner as a suburb of New Orleans.