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| New Orleans Apartment Locator Services : New Orleans |  | Contents | |
| Economy |
| It is an industrial and
distribution center, and a major U.S. seaport. New Orleans is
one of the busiest seaports in the United States and as well
in the world. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the Mississippi
River-Gulf Outlet Canal in the mid-20th century to accommodate
New Orleans' barge traffic. |
Like Houston, New Orleans is located
in proximity to the Gulf of Mexico and the many oil rigs lying
just offshore. There are a substantial number of oil companies
that either have their regional headquarters within New Orleans'
corporate limits, such as: |
- BP
- Chevron
- ConocoPhillips
- Royal Dutch/Shell
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| The federal government
and military, especially the Navy and NASA, has a significant
presence in the area with a NASA facility, Michoud Assembly
Facility located in the eastern portion of Orleans Parish. Lockheed-Martin
also has a large manufacturing facility located in the Greater
New Orleans area that produces external fuel tanks for space
shuttles. |
Other companies with
a significant presence or base in New Orleans include:
- BellSouth
- Entergy
- Hibernia Corp.
- IBM
- Navtech
- Harrah's, a downtown casino
- Popeye's Fried Chicken
- Zatarain's
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