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The Port of New Orleans is the only deep-water container port in Louisiana. It has an annual capacity of 840,000 TEU, with six gantry cranes to handle 10,000 TEU vessels. Four new 100-foot gauge gantry cranes were ordered spring/summer 2019 and are under construction. There are regular container-on-barge services and on-dock rail access with ...
In 1835, Joseph Ducote donated land to be used for a road and school, which was the beginnings of the community. Incorporated in 1888 along the banks of Bayou Rouge (French for "Red Bayou"). In the 19th century, large boats made their way through Cottonport with goods destined for the port of New Orleans. The bayou was deep enough to support ...
The state of Louisiana is served by the following area codes: 225, which serves the Baton Rouge area and parts of south central Louisiana; 318,457 which serves northern Louisiana; 337, which serves southwestern Louisiana; 504, which serves the New Orleans area; 985, which serves the sections of southeast Louisiana which are not within the 504 ...
The Port of South Louisiana handles the largest amount of shipping, in tonnage, of all U.S. ports. The Port of South Louisiana (French: Port de la Louisiane du Sud) extends 54 miles (87 km) along the Mississippi River between New Orleans, Louisiana and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, centering approximately at LaPlace, Louisiana, which serves as the Port's headquarters location.
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) reopened late Wednesday following a three-day closure from Hurricane Ida, which hammered the area with heavy rain and wind gusts of 172 mph. Breakbulk ...
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Chalmette (/ ʃ æ l ˈ m ɛ t / shal-MET) is a census-designated place (CDP) in, and the parish seat of, St. Bernard Parish in southeastern Louisiana, United States. [2] The 2010 census reported that Chalmette had 16,751 people; 2011 population was listed as 17,119; [3] however, the pre-Katrina population was 32,069 at the 2000 census.
Arabi (/ ˈ ær ə b i /) [2] is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States.It lies on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, between the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans and Chalmette within the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area.