Contrary to what many of us were taught in school, if a singular noun ends in an "s," it still gets an extra "s" added after the apostrophe if you pronounce the extra "s."

Examples:
our boss´s office
St. Louis´s Gateway Arch

If it is difficult to pronounce the extra "s," then you only add an apostrophe.

Examples:
New Orleans´ Bourbon Street
Los Angeles´ smog

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