New Orleans East Industrial Opportunities Explained

New Orleans East is the only area in New Orleans offering large tracts of undeveloped land, providing a blank canvas for expansion. NOLABA has illustrated the industrial and commercial opportunities in the area, along with general planning districts, parks, nature preserves and wetlands in a new map. 

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NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility is situated on an 829 acre campus, one of the largest manufacturing facilities in the world. With over 3,000 workers, the facility produces critical hardware components for exploration vehicles. They are currently focusing on the next generation of space transportation vehicles, including NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket and the Orion spacecraft. The nearby Folgers Roasting Facility employs an additional 500 people.