Bienville chose a site for the new city, called Nouvelle Orleans in honor of the new regent, but there was much dissention. Everyone, including Law himself and the Royal Engineers, wanted a new site, but Bienville prevailed choosing the site his brother had picked out years ago before his death. The site for the town was unfavorable for building conditions...
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It was surrounded by swamps and in a position vulnerable to storms and flooding. Regardless of this, the position was strategically ideal being a "gatekeeper" to the Mississippi Valley. The French wanted to secure control of the valley and with that all boat traffic that would use it. The site was at a point where the Mississippi river and Lake Pontchartrain was at its shortest, which helped in moving troops, and the curve of the river would slow any approaching enemy's ship from down river enough to open them to gunfire...
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