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Gretna

American  
[gret-nuh] / ˈgrɛt nə /

noun

  1. a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.


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The Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office and Gretna Fire Department in Nebraska responded to Loftis’ home Tuesday night, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said in a statement emailed to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Someone living in Gretna earning £50,000 a year will pay £1,496 more in income tax annually than their colleagues living in Carlisle earning the same amount.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The A75 runs between Gretna and Stranraer and is a main route for traffic going to and from the ferry ports at Cairnryan.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

They moved to Gretna, Louisiana, where they married.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

When Friday came, it was again put off, on account of the great fight between Carter and Oliver, at Gretna.

From Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting by Gilpin, Sidney

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