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If you can avoid it, don't grow your fruit or vegetables in the actual soil. Get yourself some potting mix and pot them. New Orleans soil is too acidic and also can contain lead. So do yourself a favor and just get the stuff piped in. My grandmother has most of her tomato and pepper plants in old Home Depot buckets with wire chimneys for the plants to grow onto, if that gives you an idea.
Citrus tends to be a crapshoot around here; my grandmother has a lemon and a satsuma tree and some of my neighbors grow lemons and limes, but others I know can't get them to grow. These, obviously, have to grow directly in the soil.
Tomatoes are another touchy plant; from what I understand, the climate isn't ideal but they'll grow for the most part. They tend to grow better in north/west Louisiana than around these parts. Cherry tomatoes will be more plentiful than beefsteak or heirloom.
As mentioned already, peppers (bell and banana especially) and herbs (rosemary grows great here, plus basil and cilantro).
Also, a really good resource is LSU Ag Center's planting guide, as well as Dan Gill's Louisiana Gardner's Guide. If I'm not mistaken, Dan Gill actually works (or worked) at the Ag Center, but that book is published independently.