Michoud in Louisiana
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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 1 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

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

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 1 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 0 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

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

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