Ferncrest
District of Little Woods
Louisiana - United States

Michoud Assembly Facility

The Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) is an 832-acre (3.4-km²) site owned by NASA in New Orleans East, a district within New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States. Organizationally it is part of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, and is currently a multi-tenant complex maintained and operated by Jacobs Technology to allow commercial and government contractors, as well as government agencies, to use the site.

Located at 30.025, -89.915 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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NASA facilities, Buildings and structures in New Orleans, Louisiana, Apollo program, Structures affected by Hurricane Katrina, Manufacturing in the United States, Space Shuttle program

New Orleans Lakefront Airport

Lakefront Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) northeast of the central business district of New Orleans, in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is owned by the Louisiana Division of Administration.

Located at 30.0425, -90.0283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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1935 establishments in the United States, Airports in Louisiana, Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Louisiana, USAAF Central Technical Training Command, Structures affected by Hurricane Katrina, Transportation in New Orleans, Louisiana, Airfields of the United States Army Air Corps, Art Deco architecture in Louisiana

WGNO

WGNO is the ABC-affiliated television station serving the New Orleans, Louisiana metropolitan area and coastal areas of southern Mississippi. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 26 from a transmitter in Chalmette. Owned by Tribune Broadcasting, WGNO is sister to CW affiliate WNOL-TV and both stations maintain studios at The Galleria in Metarie.

Located at 29.9826, -89.9494 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Television stations in New Orleans, Louisiana, Television stations in Louisiana, ABC network affiliates, Antenna TV affiliates, Tribune Broadcasting, Channel 26 digital TV stations in the United States, Television channels and stations established in 1967, Channel 26 virtual TV stations in the United States

WNOL-TV

WNOL-TV is the CW-affiliated television station in New Orleans, Louisiana. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 15 from a transmitter in Chalmette. Owned by Tribune Broadcasting, WNOL is sister to ABC affiliate WGNO and both stations maintain studios at The Galleria in Metarie. This station can also be seen on Cox Communications and AT&T U-verse channel 13 and in HD on Cox Communications and AT&T U-verse digital channel 1013.

Located at 29.9826, -89.9494 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Television stations in New Orleans, Louisiana, Television stations in Louisiana, The CW Television Network affiliates, This TV affiliates, Tribune Broadcasting, Channel 38 virtual TV stations in the United States, Television channels and stations established in 1984, Channel 15 digital TV stations in the United States

Six Flags New Orleans

Six Flags New Orleans is an amusement park in New Orleans, Louisiana that has been closed since just before Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005 and is currently owned by the city of New Orleans. The park is located in Eastern New Orleans, in the Ninth Ward of the city off Interstate 510. Despite various announced plans to reopen or reuse the site, as of March 2013 it is still an abandoned amusement park in a semi-ruined state.

Located at 30.0511, -89.9344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Amusement parks in New Orleans, Louisiana, Former Six Flags theme parks, Six Flags New Orleans, Places affected by Hurricane Katrina, 2000 establishments in the United States, Amusement parks in Louisiana, Defunct amusement parks in the United States

WRNO-FM

WRNO-FM is an Interactive Talk formatted radio station serving New Orleans, Louisiana. The Clear Channel Communications station broadcasts at 99.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 100 kilowatts.

Located at 29.983, -89.953 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Radio stations in New Orleans, Louisiana, Clear Channel radio stations, News and talk radio stations in the United States, Radio stations established in 1967, 1967 establishments in the United States

WNOE-FM

WNOE-FM is a country music station based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 101.1 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. Its current slogan is "Playing the Best Country Music for the Best City in the Country. " The current weekday lineup consists of Big D & Bubba in the Morning, 5–10 am; Mike Tyler, 10 am–2 pm; Eddied Edwards, 2–7 pm; Madison Reeves, 7 pm–midnight; and After MidNite with Blair Garner, midnight-5am.

Located at 29.983, -89.953 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Radio stations in New Orleans, Louisiana, Country radio stations in the United States, Radio stations established in 1968, Clear Channel radio stations

WLAE-TV

WLAE-TV, virtual channel 32, is a public television station located in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving as a member station of the Public Broadcasting Service. The station is one of two PBS stations serving the market; WYES-TV is the other. It is owned by the Educational Broadcasting Foundation, a partnership between the Willwoods Community, and the Louisiana Educational Television Authority (operators of Louisiana Public Broadcasting, the PBS member for the rest of Louisiana).

Located at 29.9828, -89.9525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Television stations in New Orleans, Louisiana, Television stations in Louisiana, PBS member stations, Roman Catholic television channels, Channel 31 digital TV stations in the United States, Channel 32 virtual TV stations in the United States, Television channels and stations established in 1984

Industrial Canal

The Industrial Canal is a 5.5 mile (9 km) waterway in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The waterway's proper name, as used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and on NOAA nautical charts, is Inner Harbor Navigation Canal. The more common "Industrial Canal" name is used locally, both by commercial mariners and by landside residents. The canal connects the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain.

Located at 30.0157, -90.0293 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Canals in New Orleans, Louisiana, Waterways affected by Hurricane Katrina, Intracoastal Waterway, Tributaries of Lake Pontchartrain

TACA Flight 110

TACA Flight 110 was an international scheduled airline flight operated by TACA Airlines, traveling from Belize to New Orleans. On May 24, 1988, the flight lost power in both engines but its pilots made a successful deadstick landing on a grass levee, with no one aboard sustaining more than minor injuries. The captain of the flight, Carlos Dardano of El Salvador, had only one eye due to crossfire on a small flight to El Salvador, which was undergoing a civil war at the time.

Located at 30.0119, -89.9196 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Airliner accidents and incidents in Louisiana, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by weather, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1988, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by engine failure, Disasters in Louisiana, Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737, TACA Airlines accidents and incidents, History of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1988 in Louisiana, 1988 meteorology

Michoud, New Orleans

Michoud [MĒĒ-shū MĒĒ-shū] is an area in Eastern New Orleans, part of the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana, located at latitude 30.03N, longitude -89.925W. In the 19th century Michoud was a small rural village in Orleans Parish outside of the city limits on Gentilly Road. Before the American Civil War a sugar plantation and refinery was located here; the old brick smokestacks still remain as an area landmark beside Gentilly Road.

Located at 30.03, -89.925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in New Orleans, Louisiana

The Jester (roller coaster)

The Jester is a steel roller coaster designed by Vekoma, that is currently Standing But Not Operating (SBNO) at Six Flags New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Jester opened to the public on April 13, 2003.

Located at 30.0545, -89.9366 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roller coasters operated by Six Flags, Six Flags New Orleans, Roller coasters introduced in 2003, Amusement rides that closed in 2005, Roller coasters in Louisiana, Defunct roller coasters

Almonaster Avenue Bridge

The Almonaster Avenue Bridge is a bascule bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bridge has two vehicular lanes of Almonaster Road and two railroad tracks over the Industrial Canal. The bridge is named after Almonaster Avenue on which it is built. It is one of the first four bridges built by the Port of New Orleans and was completed in 1919 in order to provide railroad access across the Inner Harbor-Navigational Canal, locally referred to as the Industrial Canal.

Located at 30.0045, -90.0259 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Bridges in New Orleans, Louisiana, Bascule bridges, Road-rail bridges in the United States, Bridges completed in 1919, Railroad bridges in Louisiana, Road bridges in Louisiana

I-10 High Rise Bridge

The I-10 High Rise Bridge, known locally as the High Rise, is a bridge carrying 6 lanes of Interstate 10 over the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Located at 30.0048, -90.0259 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Bridges in New Orleans, Louisiana, Road bridges in Louisiana, Interstate 10, Bridges on the Interstate Highway System

Danziger Bridge

The Danziger Bridge is a vertical lift bridge named after a New Orleans lawyer and businessman, which carries seven vehicular lanes of U.S. Route 90 (Chef Menteur Highway) across the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was built to replace the old Danziger Bridge, a draw bridge constructed in 1931–1932.

Located at 30.0083, -90.0272 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Bridges in New Orleans, Louisiana, Vertical lift bridges, U.S. Route 90, Bridges completed in 1988, Road bridges in Louisiana, Bridges on the U.S. Highway System

Seabrook Bridge

The Seabrook Bridge (officially the Senator Ted Hickey Bridge) is a medium-rise twin bascule, four-lane roadway bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana carrying Lakeshore Drive, connecting Leon C. Simon Drive on the upper side of the bridge with Hayne Boulevard on the lower side. The bridge is operated by the Orleans Levee District. It normally stays in the down position for vehicular traffic, but provides sufficient clearance for most marine traffic

Located at 30.0318, -90.0345 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Bridges in New Orleans, Louisiana, Bascule bridges, Road bridges in Louisiana

Green Bridge (New Orleans)

The Green Bridge is the unofficial local name of the Paris Road Bridge carrying Louisiana Highway 47 across the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet between St. Bernard Parish and New Orleans, Louisiana. It is sometimes also called Paris Road Bridge. The name "the Green Bridge" came from it originally being painted green. About 1980 it was repainted brown, and more recently grey, but locals continued referring to it as "the green bridge". Interstate 510 ends just to the north of the bridge.

Located at 30.005, -89.939 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Bridges in New Orleans, Louisiana, Arch bridges, Road bridges in Louisiana

St. Mary's Academy (New Orleans)

St. Mary's Academy is an all-girls Roman Catholic parochial high school in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Located at 30.0136, -90.0075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Roman Catholic secondary schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, Schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, Educational institutions established in 1867, Girls' schools in Louisiana, Private elementary schools in Louisiana, Private middle schools in Louisiana

KGLA-DT

KGLA-DT serves as the Telemundo affiliate for the New Orleans DMA. http://broadcastingcable. com/article/CA6435890. html The city of license is Hammond, Louisiana.

Located at 29.9783, -89.9407 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Television stations in New Orleans, Louisiana, Television stations in Louisiana, Telemundo network affiliates, Channel 42 digital TV stations in the United States, Television channels and stations established in 2007, Channel 42 virtual TV stations in the United States

Mega Zeph

Mega Zeph is a roller coaster found at Six Flags New Orleans, in the Eastern New Orleans area of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Originally opening on May 20, 2000, as Jazzland's signature ride, the coaster has been abandoned and left in a state of decay as a result of the park's closure following 2005's Hurricane Katrina.

Located at 30.0531, -89.9375 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roller coasters operated by Six Flags, Six Flags New Orleans, Roller coasters in Louisiana, Roller coasters introduced in 2000, Amusement rides that closed in 2005, Defunct roller coasters

Danziger Bridge shootings

The Danziger Bridge shootings were police shootings that took place on September 4, 2005, at the Danziger Bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana. Six days after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, members of the city's police department killed two people: 17-year-old James Brissette and 40-year-old Ronald Madison. Four other people were wounded. All victims were unarmed. Madison, a mentally disabled man, was shot in the back.

Located at 30.0083, -90.0272 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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2005 in Louisiana, 2005 murders in the United States, Crime in Louisiana, Effects of Hurricane Katrina, Murder in Louisiana, Police brutality in the United States

IHNC Lake Borgne Surge Barrier

The Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lake Borgne Surge Barrier is a storm surge barrier under construction near the confluence of and across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) near New Orleans. The barrier runs generally north-south from a point just east of Michoud Canal on the north bank of the GIWW and just south of the existing Bayou Bienvenue flood control structure.

Located at 30.0056, -89.9014 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Dams in Louisiana, Transportation infrastructure in the United States, Dikes in the United States, Flood barriers, Intracoastal Waterway, Buildings and structures in New Orleans, Louisiana, Flood control in the United States

Muskrat Scrambler

Muskrat Scrambler is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags New Orleans, in the Eastern New Orleans area of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Opened on May 20, 2000, as Muskrat Scrambler at Jazzland. Six Flags took over the lease of the park in 2002, changing the park's name to Six Flags New Orleans, but kept the ride name.

Located at 30.0515, -89.9357 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roller coasters in Louisiana, Roller coasters introduced in 2000, Amusement rides that closed in 2005, Defunct roller coasters, Roller coasters operated by Six Flags, Six Flags New Orleans

Zydeco Scream

Zydeco Scream is a steel roller coaster found at Six Flags New Orleans, in the Eastern New Orleans area of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Opened on May 20, 2000, as Zydeco Scream at Jazzland. Six Flags took over the lease of the park in 2002, changing the park's name to Six Flags New Orleans, but kept the ride name.

Located at 30.0507, -89.9356 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roller coasters in Louisiana, Roller coasters introduced in 2000, Amusement rides that closed in 2005, Defunct roller coasters, Roller coasters operated by Six Flags, Six Flags New Orleans

Seabrook Floodgate

The Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Seabrook Floodgate Structure is a flood barrier in the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. The floodgate is designed to protect the Industrial Canal and the surrounding areas from a storm surge from Lake Ponchartrain. It consists of two 50 ft wide vertical lift gates and a 95 ft wide sector gate.

Located at 30.0317, -90.0344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Flood barriers, Flood control in the United States, Buildings and structures in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Army Corps of Engineers