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  New Orleans, Louisiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Orleans is named after the historical Duke of Orléans, Regent of France, and is one of the oldest and most historic cities in the United States.
New Orleans' government is now largely centralized in the City Council and Mayor's office, but it maintains a number of relics from earlier systems when various sections of the city ran much of their affairs separately.
New Orleans is also an industrial and distribution center, and one of the busiest seaports in the world.
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 Louis Armstrong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Armstrong was born August 4, 1901 to a poor family in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Louis Armstrong died of a heart attack on July 6, 1971, at age 71.
The Louis Armstrong archives have been available to music researchers, and his home at 34-56 107th Street (between 34th and 35th Avenues), Corona, NY 11368; Telephone:(718) 478-8274 was opened to the public as a museum on October 15, 2003.
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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (IATA: MSY, ICAO: KMSY), formerly Moisant Field, is located in Kenner, Louisiana and is the primary commercial airport for the New Orleans metropolitan area of southeast Louisiana.
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport used to be a major hub for Latin American travel from the United States.
The airport was closed to commercial air traffic on August 28, 2005, shortly before Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, and it remained closed as floods affected the city.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Louis_Armstrong_New_Orleans_International_Airport   (982 words)

  
 Katrina-New-Orleans, 1st Writethru Bgt,……………………….. #####..REUSE STORY ID..!!!!...####   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The airport reopened to commercial flights Tuesday for the first time since hurricane Katrina struck more than two weeks ago, and the port was also back in operation as flooded-out New Orleans struggled to get up and running again.
In New Orleans, a shipment of steel coils left the port by barge Monday, bound for a Hyundai auto plant in Greenville, Ala., port spokesman Chris Bonura said.
The port of New Orleans is the gateway to a river system serving 33 states along the Mississippi River or its tributaries.
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 CNN.com - showbuzz - July 9, 2001
Next month, it will become Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, thanks to a unanimous vote Thursday by the city council, the Associated Press reports.
NEW YORK -- Don't expect hotel mayhem and other obnoxious antics when the Bacon Brothers hit the concert trail.
The Bacon Brothers have a new CD, "Can't Complain," and are scheduled to tour through September 3.
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 Jefferson Parish : International Trade
New Orleans lies on the northeastern boundary of the Parish.
The Port of New Orleans, just downriver from the parish's eastern boundary, is one of the busiest in the nation.
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is located in Jefferson Parish and provides easy access to and from Central and South America.
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 Bloomberg.com: News & Commentary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Louis Armstrong airport suffered $55 million in damages from Katrina and is losing $170,000 of revenue each day it is closed, Williams said.
The airport, which is in a mandatory evacuation area, reopened on Sept. 13 to allow transport of essential workers, emergency crews and to help any further evacuations.
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is seeking grant money from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, Congress and the Federal Aviation Administration to help recover from Hurricane Katrina.
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 deseretnews.com | 'I can't go back there,' refugee says
Her home, which sits just yards away from one of the levees that failed and flooded the streets of New Orleans, is completely under water, Lawrence said.
She waited in line for more than 12 hours Saturday to catch a flight out of New Orleans, where reports of massive violence and looting have caused anarchy to rule the streets.
She joined a group of other New Orleans residents, who also had lost everything, on top of a nearby building where a rescue helicopter soon evacuated her to the Superdome.
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 Airport Technology - Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY/KMSY), Louisiana, USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport decided in 2001 to increase its capital improvements programme budget from $850 million to more than $1 billion.
The airport was closed for Hurricane Katrina on 28 August 2005, during which it sustained $55 million to $56 million in damage.
The airport is governed by the New Orleans Aviation Board, which was created in 1943 to oversee the administration, operation and maintenance of the airport.
www.airport-technology.com /projects/new_orleans   (983 words)

  
 Billboard.BIZ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
New Orleans International Airport may soon bear the name of the city's most famous native son, jazz legend Louis Armstrong.
The new name -- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport -- could be in place in time for the late trumpeter's 100th birthday on Aug. 4, Mayor Marc Morial said this week.
News of the airport renaming comes as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival begins its finale weekend.
www.billboard.biz /bb/biz/newsroom/printable_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=859822   (233 words)

  
 The BIG Two- WWL AM 870 and WWL FM 105.3 - the Gulf South's News, Talk & Sports leader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Armstrong International Airport has been operational since Tuesday, August 30 for humanitarian relief flights and civilian and military rescue efforts.
During the nearly 2 weeks since Katrina devastated the City and region, Armstrong International has seen a flurry of activity with over 30,000 evacuees departing on flights provided by commercial air carriers and the military.
Armstrong International will resume operations in only a portion of the main terminal building.
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 Louisiana Weekly - Your Community. Your Newspaper.
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong was born in New Orleans on August 4, 1901, although he would later claim to have been born on the Fourth of July.
Armstrong is often cited as a source of inspiration for some of New Orleans' greatest artists including Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and other talented musicians like Nicholas Payton and John Boutte.
The airport's new name, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, is a tribute to New Orleans' most recognized cultural icon on the centennial of his birth.
www.louisianaweekly.com /weekly/news/articlegate.pl?20010716g   (334 words)

  
 ABC News: New Orleans Airport Reopens After 2 Weeks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Passengers arrive at New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International Airport Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005 as they disembark Flight 947 from Memphis, the first commercial flight to the airport since Hurrricane Katrina ravaged the city.
NEW ORLEANS Sep 13, 2005 (AP)— The airport reopened to commercial flights Tuesday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck more than two weeks ago, and the port was back in operation, too, as a battered New Orleans struggled to get up and running again.
Using generator power, New Orleans' airport was back in operation the day after the hurricane hit, but was reserved for emergency use, including evacuation flights.
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 ACI-NA :: News Room :: Press Releases
Williams provided a first-hand account of Hurricane Katrina's impacts on the greater New Orleans region and described the relief and recovery efforts, many of which were staged at his airport.
The Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) is a membership organization representing approximately 170 state, regional and local governing bodies that own and operate the principal airports served by scheduled air carriers in the United States and Canada.
ACI-NA member airports handle approximately 95 percent of the domestic, and virtually all of the international air passenger and cargo traffic in North America.
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 New Orleans CityBusiness: Airport counts up at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International
The airport reported a 14.1 percent jump in the total number of flights and a 10.6 percent increase in passengers departing on domestic flights over February 2003 figures.
The good news is by the time you look at the end of the first quarter of '04, it's going to be better than the first quarter of '03, she said.
A lot of airports, in the last three and four months, are starting to see the return of air travel, she said.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4200/is_200404/ai_n10175022   (456 words)

  
 New Orleans, Louisiana Encyclopedia @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America.
By law and government, the city of New Orleans and the parish of Orleans Parish are one and the same.
The main article for this category is New Orleans, Louisiana.
www.launchbase.com /encyclopedia/New_Orleans,_Louisiana   (242 words)

  
 New Orleans Airport Reopens To Commercial Traffic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport this morning is expecting the first scheduled passenger flight into the city, more than two weeks after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast.
Concourses C and D will continue be used for relief efforts while commercial flights use concourses A and B. "Scheduled passenger and cargo service enhances the airport's ability to support the city and region in its recovery," said Roy Williams, the airport's director of aviation.
Southwest is the airport's largest operator, with pre-Katrina daily revenue around $710,000, according to Helane Becker, analyst with The Benchmark Co. Delta's daily New Orleans revenue of $441,000 ranked second.
www.btnmag.com /businesstravelnews/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001097244   (239 words)

  
 WJLA - New Orleans Airport Opens to Cargo Traffic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport reopened for cargo traffic on Sunday and there will be limited passenger service beginning Tuesday, the airport's director said.Roy Williams said he expects about 30 departures and arrivals of passenger planes a day at the airport — far below the usual 174.
International carriers will have to wait, in part because of hurricane damage to the international concourse's roof.
Meanwhile, officials of businesses in the New Orleans central business district will be able to get temporary passes into the city starting Monday so that they can retrieve vital records or equipment needed to make payroll or otherwise run their businesses.
www.wjla.com /headlines/0905/259320.html   (324 words)

  
 (New Orleans) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport - Airport Guide - World Travel Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Airport Shuttle service (tel: 504 522 3500) is available from the airport to the hotels in the central business district; the ticket office is on the lower level in the baggage reclaim area.
Limousine: Airport Limousine Service provides luxury transport from the airport to the central business district and the French Quarter; information desks are located on the lower level baggage reclaim areas.
The airport is fully accessible for people with disabilities and there are several TDD telephones located around the airport.
www.worldairportguide.com /airport/airport_guide.ehtml?o=248&NAV_guide_class=AirportGuide&NAV_Airport=248   (605 words)

  
 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport - MSY - New Orleans International - Airport Guide - Louisiana
The airport is situated 14 miles (22km) west of downtown New Orleans.
The Airport Shuttle booths are open in the baggage claim area for local transportation.
Services and facilities at the airport were disrupted by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
www.wordtravels.com /Airports/Louisiana/New+Orleans+International   (301 words)

  
 New Orleans CityBusiness: $64M Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport runway rehab   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The city of Kenner, which rightly feels it bears the brunt of increased traffic at the airport, is trying to block the project until it can extract revenues from it.
The Aviation Board and the city of New Orleans filed suits Feb. 25 in Civil District Court in Orleans Parish asking for a declaratory judgment defining the obligations, rights and responsibilities of the cities of New Orleans and Kenner as well as the airport.
This isn't the spirit of regional cooperation one hopes for regarding an airport that confers economic benefit throughout a 10- parish metropolitan statistical area.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4200/is_200504/ai_n13498323   (426 words)

  
 NHIA 14th Annual Conference - Hotel / Travel: Transportation Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (504-464-3547) offers direct and nonstop service to more than 100 cities on 17 domestic and international airlines through our strategic location as a natural international gateway.
Airport Shuttle, Inc., the official ground transportation for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, offers convenient service to and from New Orleans' hotels.
The wait times are based on 28-day rolling historical averages for the airport's day and time selected, and are given in one-hour increments for two hours before and two hours after the selected flight time.
www.nhianet.org /conference05/locale/travel.cfm   (278 words)

  
 CNN.com - Possible tornado slams New Orleans airport - Feb 2, 2006
A resident of the Lakeshore area in New Orleans inspects roof damage after a storm hit Thursday.
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- A possible tornado damaged parts of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and surrounding businesses in pre-dawn hours Thursday in suburban New Orleans, said police in Kenner, west of the city.
She said the airport isn't closed but that check-ins are by hand and therefore moving slowly.
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 New Orleans Airport Hotel Reservation - Hotels near Louis Armstrong New Orleans International airport, New Orleans, LA
The New Orleans Airport Plaza is a full service hotel located three miles to the Historic River Town, 10 miles to the Uptown Garden District, and 12 miles to downtown New Orleans.
The Motel 6 New Orleans Airport is a 120 room hotel located only minutes from the airport, the heart of downtown New Orleans and major tourist attractions.
Metairie is the first suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana, located on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain across from the city of New Orleans, with its wonderful French Quarter, Superdome, Aquarium, Zoo and Conv...
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 ICRA 2004: Main: Travel
International visitors: For most visitors from abroad, the entry point will be the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (see sidebar).
Perhaps the best time to visit New Orleans and Louisiana is early spring.
The major gateway to New Orleans is New Orleans International Airport (900 Airline Dr., Kenner, LA) situated approximately 11 miles from the Central Business District (CBD).
www.egr.msu.edu /ralab/icra2004/main_travel.html   (261 words)

  
 Continental Airlines to return to pre-Katrina departure frequency of 111 flights per week at Louis Armstrong New ...
The new flights to be added by May will lift Continental to 94% of its local pre-Katrina capacity.
Continental currently operates a total of 99 weekly departures from New Orleans, including 77 to Houston, 14 to Newark Liberty and 8 to Cleveland, providing approximately 20 percent of all seats in the market.
was one of the first to begin flying to New Orleans after the hurricane by delivering relief supplies and providing evacuation flights for people and pets displaced by the storm.
www.asiatraveltips.com /news06/212-NewOrleans.shtml   (448 words)

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