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52-666: YFD-2 was towed to her station in the Navy Yard near New Orleans at Algiers, New Orleans , Louisiana on 6 November 1901. It took four steam tugboats : the Orion , Taurus , Peerless , and Volunteer to tow YFD-2 from Maryland to New Orleans. YFD-2 was a new state of the art machine for its time. USS Stranger with the Louisiana governor , William Wright Heard and the New Orleans mayor, Paul Capdevielle where there to greet

104-530: A Naval Medical Clinic. Recreational activities included an arts and crafts center, auto hobby center, and a base library . The land underlying the Naval Support Activity is part of an immense West Bank concession given to Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville , founder of New Orleans, in 1719 by the Compagnie des Indes . The land changed hands numerous times before being purchased by

156-555: A commission (the Regional Planning Commission) to be responsible for the planning and development of the New Orleans metropolitan area. The eight parishes covered by the commission are: Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa. Each parish within the New Orleans metropolitan area and New Orleans–Metairie–Slidell combined statistical areas lie on

208-514: A history that began in June 1919, when the buildings were constructed for the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps for use as a general logistical depot during World War I . These buildings were partially used by the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps after completion until February 1931, when Buildings 601 and 602 were leased to the Board of Commissioners, Port of New Orleans . With the advent of World War II ,

260-524: A very low sea level elevation, though further inland near the Mississippi border its area above sea level increases to 371 feet. The New Orleans metropolitan area was first defined in 1950. Then known as the New Orleans standard metropolitan area (New Orleans SMA), it consisted of three parishes—Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard—and had a population of 685,405. Following a term change by the Bureau of

312-852: Is located to the west of downtown, in the city of Kenner . As of 2023, the airport is currently served by fifteen airlines. Domestic nonstop service is provided to Akron, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Bentonville, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago (O'Hare and Midway), Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas (DFW and Love Field), Denver, Detroit, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Myers, Hartford, Houston (Bush Intercontinental and Hobby), Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Louisville, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York (JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark), Norfolk, Orlando (Orlando International and Sanford), Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Raleigh, Richmond, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Savannah, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Tulsa, and Washington DC (Reagan National and Dulles). International nonstop service

364-585: Is provided by Amtrak on the Crescent , City of New Orleans , and Sunset Limited routes. The Port of New Orleans is the 3rd-largest port in the United States , as measured by total bulk tonnage exported. According to the same source, the adjoining Port of South Louisiana is the largest port in the United States when measured by the same factor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

416-475: Is provided to Cancun, London, Montreal, San Pedro Sula, and Toronto. Major highways in the area include Interstate 10 , Interstate 12 , Interstate 610 , Interstate 310 , Interstate 510 , Interstate 55 , and Interstate 59 , as well as U.S. Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 61 . The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway , a 24-mile (39 km) span that is the world's longest bridge over water, connects Metairie (on

468-498: The 1980 census , the population had increased by 14% to 1,187,073. In 1983, the official name was changed to the New Orleans metropolitan statistical area (New Orleans MSA). Two more parishes, St. Charles and St. John the Baptist , were added to the metropolitan area the same year, making a six-parish MSA. The newly defined area had a total of 1,256,256 residents in 1980, but that number had declined to 1,238,816 in 1990. The New Orleans MSA expanded to eight parishes in 1993 with

520-545: The New Orleans–Metairie metropolitan statistical area by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget , or simply Greater New Orleans ( French : Grande Nouvelle-Orléans , Spanish : Gran Nueva Orleans ), is a metropolitan statistical area designated by the United States Census Bureau encompassing seven Louisiana parishes —the equivalent of counties in other U.S. states —centered on

572-582: The Port of Plaquemines were planned yet Formosa's construction delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . A long-delayed $ 1.1 billion University Medical Center and the $ 1 billion Veterans Affairs Medical Center were constructed for the Greater New Orleans metropolitan region. HDTV channels are in green. † Indicates analog low power station Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

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624-694: The United States government on 1849-02-14 for the site of a proposed Navy yard. The Navy yard was not built, however, and the land was leased off for farming. In May of that year, additional ground was purchased by the Navy to enlarge the original site. In November 1901, the Naval Dry Dock YFD-2 arrived and the US Naval Station was formally established. In 1902, the Commandant , Eighth Naval District received almost $ 4 million for

676-540: The 2019 American Community Survey , the combined statistical area had a population of 1,507,017. In 2022 following a redrawing of the former New Orleans–Metairie–Hammond combined statistical area, and the addition of a Slidell metropolitan area, it had a census-estimated population of 1,485,510. In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup of the combined statistical area was 54% White, 33% Black or African American, 3% Asian, 2% from two or more races, and 8% Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of 2022, its racial and ethnic composition

728-432: The 2020 census, it had regained a good portion of that loss. The post-August 2005 decline in the city's population negatively impacted population numbers for the entire metropolitan area, which had a population of 1,337,726 million as recorded in the 2000 United States census . Most of the decline in population was accounted for by the decline experienced in the city of New Orleans proper ( coterminous with Orleans Parish);

780-516: The 6,000-mile (9,700 km) travel. To go through the Panama Canal she was taken apart at Cristóbal, Colón , the Canal was only 100 feet (30 m) wide at that time and the 128-foot (39 m) wide drydock would not pass. The sections were towed through the Canal and reassembled at Balboa, Panama . YFD-2 was repairing the destroyer USS  Shaw on 7 December 1941 during the attack on

832-455: The Army, which owned the property on the river's east bank, transferred ownership to the Navy, thus establishing the command known as Naval Support Activity New Orleans . Base housing was limited to 300 units. Other amenities included a 22-unit Navy Lodge transient billeting facility, a Family Service Center, a childcare center for 42 children, a medium-sized commissary , a Navy Exchange , and

884-493: The Baptist . St. Tammany , Tangipahoa , and Washington parishes all lie across Lake Ponchartrain from New Orleans, and are oftentimes included as part of the region. According to the New Orleans region's chamber of commerce , GNO, Inc. (formerly Metrovision), the region boasts a civilian labor force of over 650,000 and there are over 65,000 students enrolled in the region's nine universities and eight community/technical colleges. The Louisiana State Legislature created

936-622: The Budget (present-day U.S. Office of Management and Budget ), the New Orleans SMA was called the New Orleans standard metropolitan statistical area (New Orleans SMSA). By the census of 1960 , the population had grown to 868,480, a 27% increase over the previous census. St. Tammany Parish was added to the New Orleans SMSA in 1963. The four-parish area had a combined population of 899,123 in 1960 and 1,045,809 in 1970. By

988-633: The House Armed Services Committee, the three buildings were renamed to F. Edward Hebert Defense Complex in 1975. The Naval Support Activity was the host for the Headquarters of the nation's Marine Corps Reserve forces and a portion of its Navy Reserve forces, along with approximately 40 other commands serving all aspects of military life. The following is taken from https://web.archive.org/web/20160405120706/http://www.brac.gov/ : The Naval Support Activity New Orleans

1040-596: The Naval Reserve Personnel Center was disestablished and its activities merged with the active duty Bureau of Naval Personnel / Navy Personnel Command (BUPERS / NAVPERSCOM) at NSA Mid-South in Millington, Tennessee. Established in the early 1900s, but inactive for long periods, the facility was reborn in 1939. Between 1944 and 1966, the base progressed from a U.S. Naval Station to the Headquarters, Support Activity, New Orleans. In 1966,

1092-553: The New Orleans Army Base transferred to the U.S. Navy. July 1966 saw the disestablishment of the Headquarters, Support Activity and the establishment of Naval Support Activity New Orleans to reflect the changing mission of the station. With this change in mission and designation, both sides of the river began serving as the Naval Support Activity for the first time. In honor of the Louisiana congressman who chaired

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1144-566: The New Orleans MSA include DXC Technology , Folgers , AT&T , and GE Capital to name a few. The New Orleans area has 88% of the nation's oil rigs off its coast, and is in the top three in the country in oil and gas production. The metropolis boasts a civilian labor force of over 650,000 and there are over 65,000 students enrolled in the region's nine universities and eight community/technical colleges as well as thriving film, technology and healthcare industries. In 2018, New Orleans

1196-543: The New Orleans metro area add 4,600 jobs in 2018 and 7,600 in 2019, according to an annual economic forecast. The Greater New Orleans economy also benefits from expansions in the health care sector and the National World War II Museum , as well as airport construction. Formosa Petrochemicals' $ 9.4 billion complex in St. James Parish and Venture Global's $ 8.5 billion liquefied natural gas export facility at

1248-533: The New Orleans metropolitan area are Globalstar , AT&T , GE Capital , and the Port of New Orleans . Home to some of Louisiana's most-visited tourist destinations, tourists have spent over $ 10.05 billion in 2019. For U.S. census purposes, the New Orleans–Metairie metropolitan statistical area includes seven parishes: Jefferson , Orleans ( coterminous with the city of New Orleans), Plaquemines , St. Bernard , St. Charles , St. James , and St. John

1300-463: The New Orleans metropolitan area was as follows: White 58.2% ( non-Hispanic white ) 52.4%, Black or African American 32.5%, American Indian 0.8%, Asian 3.5%, some other race 2.8%, two or more races 2.0%, and Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 8.6%. For those under 18, the majority are minority, with only 45.2% being non-Hispanic whites. In 2013, St. James was once again included in the MSA, which at

1352-407: The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the city's population dropped from 453,728 prior to the storm (July 1, 2005) to 389,476, the estimate for 2020. Greater New Orleans is the largest regional economy in Louisiana and borders the second largest economically-important area, Greater Baton Rouge . One Fortune 500 company is headquartered in the region, Entergy . The largest companies operating in

1404-626: The area's senior Naval flag officer . The Naval Station remained open until September 1911. Following four years of inactivity, it was reopened in 1915 as an industrial Navy yard for repair of vessels. The station continued in full operation until June 1933, when it was placed in a maintenance status. During the Great Depression, the Louisiana Emergency Relief Administration and later, the WPA, operated

1456-773: The arrival. A New Orleans parade was held to celebrate the arrival. The first United States Navy ship repaired was the 11,565-ton battleship USS  Illinois , a pre-dreadnought battleship in January 1902. Next YFD-2 repaired the 300-foot (91 m) long transfer boat Carrier . In 1903 she repaired the Norwegian cargo ship Telefon . YFD-2 remained in New Orleans until towed to Pearl Harbor , Territory of Hawaii . The dock arrived in Pearl Harbor on 23 August 1940, before World War II . She departed New Orleans on 19 March 1940 after modification to make her sea worthy for

1508-442: The city of New Orleans . The population of Greater New Orleans was 1,271,845 in 2020, up from 1,189,166 at the 2010 United States census . Greater New Orleans is the most populous metropolitan area in Louisiana, and the 45th most populous in the United States. According to 2017 census estimates, the broader New Orleans–Metairie–Slidell combined statistical area (CSA) had a population of 1,510,562. The New Orleans metropolitan area

1560-611: The facility spreads over both banks of the Mississippi River . NSA New Orleans was previously home to: The base was previously home to Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command , until that command's relocation to Naval Station Norfolk , Virginia in March 2009 pursuant to the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission. Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve was relocated to Naval Base Coronado / Naval Air Station North Island alongside Commander, Naval Air Forces and

1612-645: The fact that the Headquarters , Eighth Naval District was aboard the station as the senior-most tenant command. Located on the East Bank of the Mississippi River are the three largest buildings of the Naval Support Activity. The three giant buildings that tower six floors above the river each contain over one half million square feet of floor space and house a major part of NSA tenants. The 30 acres (120,000 m ) of land and three buildings have

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1664-607: The former New Orleans–Metairie–Hammond combined statistical area's foreign-born population were from Latin America as of 2019. In 2019, 17.3% of the CSA lived at or below the poverty line. Greater New Orleans is home to one of the busiest ports in the world. Greater New Orleans' single Fortune 500 company is Entergy . Other companies headquartered in the area include, Globalstar , Textron , Receivables Exchange, Tidewater Marine , and Intralox . Other companies with large operations in

1716-485: The harbor . YFD-2 and Shaw were hit and damaged in the attack by Japanese dive bombers . Shaw also damaged YFD-2 with the explosion of her forward ammunition magazines stores. Both ships were repaired and put back in service. On 9 January 1942 YFD-2 had the water pumped out of her pontoon tanks and was raised for repair. When the repairs were completed she was put back in service in May 1942. The Pacific Bridge Company

1768-471: The inclusion of Plaquemines and St. James. The eight-parish area had a combined population of 1,285,270 at the 1990 census and 1,337,726 in 2000. The MSA was renamed the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area in 2003, and St. James Parish was removed. At the 2010 U.S. census, the metropolitan statistical area's population grew to 1,189,166. The overall racial composition of

1820-753: The large new battleships . She continued repair work throughout World War II at Pearl Harbor. After the war YFD-2 was struck from the Naval Register on 28 January 1947. She was sold on 30 March 1948 for private use. [REDACTED]   This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . The entry can be found here . Naval Support Activity New Orleans 29°57′00″N 90°01′45″W  /  29.95000°N 90.02917°W  / 29.95000; -90.02917  ( Naval Support Activity New Orleans ) Naval Support Activity New Orleans

1872-729: The lease was canceled and the installation reverted to complete use by the military as the New Orleans Port of Embarkation under the United States Army Transportation Corps . In 1955, the tract of land was known as the New Orleans Army Terminal . In 1965 the name was changed to the New Orleans Army Base . There was an expanding naval presence in the lower Mississippi Delta in the mid-1960s. In June 1966,

1924-444: The metropolis lived at or below the poverty line . In 2023, St. Tammany was split off into its own metropolitan area, leaving the New Orleans MSA with seven parishes and tabulating an adjusted 2020 census population of 1,007,275. The New Orleans–Metairie–Slidell combined statistical area (CSA) is made up of nine Louisiana parishes and one Mississippi county. The CSA includes two metropolitan areas and two micropolitan areas . At

1976-400: The metropolitan population was married and 57% were unmarried. The Greater New Orleans unmarried population included 40% males and 36% females never married. In 2019, there were 561,747 housing units and 63% were owner-occupied. Nearly 70% of the households were single unit households, 28% were multi-units and approximately 3% were mobile homes. The median value of owner-occupied housing units

2028-483: The new buildings and improvements to the station. Additional property was obtained in 1903 giving the Navy almost three-fourths of a mile of valuable river frontage . The original buildings, some of which still stand, were completed on the site in 1903. Also located on the grounds is the LeBeuf-Ott Country Retreat, built in 1840. Today, that home is known simply as Quarters "A" and is occupied by

2080-521: The same time was renamed to "New Orleans–Metairie". The 2019 U.S. census estimates determined the New Orleans metropolitan area's population stood at 1,270,530. In 2020, its population increased to 1,271,845. Of the metropolitan population, 485,267 households made up the area with an average of 2.6 persons per household. An estimated 50% of households were married couples, 7% had a male householder with no female present, 23% female with no male householder present, and 19% non-family households. Roughly 43% of

2132-621: The south shore) to Mandeville on the North Shore. Should metropolitan New Orleans appear to be threatened by a severe hurricane , the Louisiana State Police are prepared to enact a contraflow lane reversal program in order to evacuate the metropolitan area as quickly as possible. Metropolitan New Orleans is served by six of the seven Class 1 freight railroads operating in North America. Passenger train service

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2184-514: The third largest transient camp in the United States on the Naval Station. Opened in May 1934, the transient camp sheltered, worked, and trained approximately 25,000 homeless men before it closed in March 1936. In December 1939, the station was reactivated and eventually became a base to handle transient naval personnel. In August 1940, the Navy transferred the YFD-2 to Pearl Harbor, where it

2236-460: Was $ 211,900, about 25% higher than the amount in Louisiana at the time ($ 172,100). At the 2019 estimates 47% of housing units were from under $ 100,000 to $ 100,000 to $ 200,000. The New Orleans metropolitan area gained 12.5% of move-ins since 2018. As of 2020, Greater New Orleans had a racial makeup of 51% White Americans, 35% Blacks or African Americans, 3% Asians, 2% from two or more races, and 9% Hispanic or Latinos of any race. The area's median age

2288-410: Was 39 and the population made up 52% females and 48% males. Almost 8% of the population were foreign-born with the majority of origins from Latin America and Asia . The predominant language spoken among the racial and ethnic makeup is English only, followed by Spanish . Greater New Orleans residents had an estimated per capita income of $ 31,889 and median household income of $ 55,710. Roughly 16.4% of

2340-415: Was 52% White, 31% Black or African American, 2% Asian, 1% other race or ethnicity, 5% two or more races, and 9% Hispanic or Latino of any race. In 2019, it had a median household income of $ 53,766 and per capita income of $ 30,533. There were 572,520 households and 667,185 housing units. The median value of an owner-occupied housing unit was $ 202,000 and 6.7% of CSA's population were foreign-born. Over 60% of

2392-513: Was a United States Navy installation until September 2011. During its time in operation, it was the largest military installation in greater New Orleans . It hosts activities for other branches of service and federal agencies . The address for the EastBank side of the base is 4400 Dauphine Street. The installation met the needs of military personnel , both in and behind the battle. Home to nearly 3900 active-duty and 2,700 civilian personnel,

2444-606: Was accepted, because in the September 8, 2005 BRAC Commission Final Report Submitted to the President, the Naval Support Activity was not included in the list of facilities to be closed. However, the base closed on 15 September 2011. In July 2024, after being abandoned since 2011, $ 20 million of federal funding has been earmarked out of the $ 166 million needed to complete the "NSA Eastbank Apartments". Greater New Orleans The New Orleans metropolitan area , designated

2496-400: Was devastated by Hurricane Katrina —once a category 5 hurricane, but a category 3 storm at landfall—on August 29, 2005. Within the city of New Orleans proper, multiple breaches and structural failures occurred in the system of levees and flood walls designed under federal government auspices. The city of New Orleans experienced a steep population decline after the hurricane, though by

2548-495: Was documented for its growing technology sector. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport hosts 15 airlines, 54 nonstop flights, and connects to all U.S. hubs; a new, ground-up terminal opened November 6, 2019. The Port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River operates in the area with more than $ 296 million capital infrastructure investment for quick container turnaround and increased capacity. Industrial projects, especially in St. James Parish , were estimated to help

2600-503: Was give charge for the repairs of YFD-2. Divers had to repair more than 200 holes in YFD-2 to float her again. Repaired, the YFD-2 raised the USS Shaw for 10 days of repairs to install a new temporary bow so Shaw could return to the naval shipyard at Mare Island at Vallejo, California for final repairs. YFD-2 was used for salvaging and repairing many of ships damaged on 7 December 1941, as she could raise any ship here, other than

2652-473: Was on the list of proposed military bases to be closed, submitted to the 2005 Defense Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission. New Orleans, Louisiana, and Federal officials proposed that the base be converted to a "Federal City", housing regional Homeland Security offices and other federal agencies. This idea was considered favorably by the BRAC commissioners who were touring the base. Apparently this idea

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2704-530: Was sunk during the attack on December 7, 1941 as it drydocked the USS ; Shaw  (DD-373) . In September 1944, the station was designated the U.S. Naval Repair Base New Orleans . However, just three years later, it was designated as U.S. Naval Station New Orleans , a name it held until January 1962, when it became the Headquarters, Support Activity New Orleans . The latter name came about to reflect

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