Plaquemines Parish
The Operational Center for the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
Plaquemines Parish is located at the Southeastern-most tip of Louisiana and acts as the operational center for the offshore oil and gas industry. The Parish is also home to the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, the internationally celebrated Louisiana seafood industry (which produces millions of pounds of seafood annually), major petrochemical refineries and coal transfer terminals, and traditional agriculture. Plaquemines Parish represents one of the most promising areas for industrial growth with its low tax base, abundance of natural resources and undeveloped land, miles of deep draft water frontage, and comprehensive transportation networks.
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Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base
The history of Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans, Louisiana is actually the story of two air stations. The original installation was located on the northern edge of the city on the shores of Lake Ponchartrain. This lakefront site was in use from 1941 to 1957, at which time the entire air station was moved to a new site located 15 miles south of New Orleans in Plaquemines Parish. The site included the old 515-acre Alvin Callender Field, which served as the commercial airport for New Orleans until acquired by the Navy in 1940 to be used as an outlying field for NRAB/NAS New Orleans. NAS JRB New Orleans is easily recognizable as a superb family environment for the more than 900 family units onboard the installation. Including the oldest and largest state charter school on board a DOD installation and an “A” school recipient, Belle Chasse Academy, NAS JRB New Orleans. On a daily basis, NAS JRB New Orleans is a constant center of activity for air operations, ground operations, and a variety of family support services.
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Strategically located at the mouth of the Mississippi River, approximately 20 miles south of the Port of New Orleans and adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico, the Port of Plaquemines is consistently ranked among the top ports in the country. Featuring more than 100 miles of deep draft access (45 ft. minimum), the port also offers the closest terminals to open water on the Mississippi and provides water access to 33 states, allowing businesses to benefit from barge, rail, and interstate highway systems across much of the United States. Plaquemines Port is perfectly positioned to serve the expanding global markets for oil and gas, grain, coal, chemicals, and more. The port also offers 14 major anchorages and thousands of acres of properties available for development of container ports, bulk and break bulk operations, docks, and much more.
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Fort Jackson, a National Historic Landmark, is a historic masonry fort located in Plaquemines Parish that was constructed as a coastal defense of New Orleans and was a battle site during the American Civil War. The fort was occupied off and on for various military purposes until after World War I. The Fort Jackson Museum and Welcome Center, which opened to the public in 2019, is open Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm.
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