Michoud
| Michoud | |||
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 The plantation's old chimneys stand outside one of the buildings of NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility |
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| Location in Louisiana | |||
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Orleans Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 2 ′ N , 89 ° 56 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | -0.9 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 504 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-55000 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 543467 | ||
Michoud is a location east of New Orleans , Louisiana .
In the 19th century , Michoud was a small rural village in Orleans Parish just outside the city limits of Gentilly Road . Before the Civil War there was a sugar plantation and a sugar factory; the old brick chimneys still exist as some sort of landmark near Gentilly Road. After the construction of the " Gulf Intracoastal Waterway " economic growth began. This effect intensified with the construction of military aircraft during World War II . Today Michoud is known for the Michoud Assembly Facility of NASA .