New Orleans is about 1.5 times bigger than Jackson.

Jackson (map shows its 125 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 289 sq km, while New Orleans is approximately 439 sq km, making New Orleans 52% larger than Jackson.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Jackson vs. New Orleans uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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