Construction of the University of New Orleans Research and Technology Park
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The University of New Orleans purchased the site of the former Pontchartrain Beach amusement park and developed a Research and Technology park. Notice how far back the shoreline has receded. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the levees were fortified and pushed out further, making the beach much smaller.
University of New Orleans Archives, Louisiana and Special Collections Department, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans.
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Naval Air Station & University of New Orleans
In the fall of 1940, the Navy began improving its primary flight training facilities by building up its system of Naval Reserve air bases, including New Orleans. The lakefront base housed a steel…