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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Basic data | ||
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 .