The front door has been broken into. Additionally, the plan proposed using 2acres of the 25-acre Bywater site to develop "permanent supportive housing" for homeless people, as required by federal laws governing the closure and redevelopment of surplus military property. They trained,sheltered, and workedalmost 25,000New Orleans residents that lost their homes during the Great Depression. This story is a collaboration with The Lens. The parking deck of the former naval base on Poland Avenue in New Orleans stands behind homes in the Bywater neighborhood on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. If youre outside now at the naval base, you can see theres a stream of people coming and going in and out of there, she says. My name is Leland Kent and I have had an interest in abandoned places ever since I was a kid. MULTIPLE people were in custody on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, after reports of a possible active shooter situation at an abandoned Naval Base. Theres drug abuse and theres violence, and theres all of these things but again-- its a bigger conversation than that.. During the 1930s, there were only three such centers in existence in the United States. The announcement comes on the heels of a shooting inside the blighted property that . My photographs have been featured on CBS Inside Edition, CNN Travel, Houston Chronicle, The Weather Channel, MSN, Yahoo News, NPR, the UK Sun, the Daily Mail, NOLA.com, AL.com, and many others. Trash fires started by squatters grew out of control several times this year. Campers and vehicles are parked alongside the former naval base on Poland Avenue in New Orleans' Bywater section on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. - YouTube In this video my friend Daisy and I explore a naval facility in New Orleans that has been abandoned since Hurricane Katrina. The hours of operation are 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There was an application submitted to HUD for the financing of 250 to 300 workforce housing units, Gaurnieri said. SHOOTINGS DOWN THERE. The long-abandoned Bywater naval base will be shut down next week, city officials announced Friday afternoon. Met alot awesome DOD civilian police officers there and on the West Bank. I MEAN THERE IS ONE SECURITY GUARD HERE AT THE VERY FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE SITE ME AND MY PHOTOGRAPHER HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND THE SITE TO SEE IF WE CAN FIND ANY OTHER GUARDS PEOPLE MEANWHILE WHO LIVE IN THIS AREA. You can reach me at AbandonedSoutheast@gmail.com. Police, fire and EMS worked Monday morning to clear the. The police perimeter was set up near St Claude and Poland Avenue, according to reports. Behold, your tax dollars at work. . No injuries were reported, but neighbors have long been on edge over the eyesore property that has been the site of numerous fires and other acts of violence. In May2005, theDefense Departmentdecided to close the Naval Support Activity during a Base Realignment and Closure Round, or BRAC. Theres a lot of damage to the structure of the building and big chunks of concrete with exposed rebar inside there, said Aaron Mischler, NOFD Union President. All rights reserved. SHE TOLD ME THE SUSPECT. Jackson Barracks is a military base in New Orleans, Louisiana. All these ideas have fallen through and now it sits ABANDONED home to homeless, scrappers, and vandals. City officials released this statement Monday regarding the ongoing issues at the naval base. (LogOut/ A fire broke out at the abandoned naval base in the Bywater . And how is the property going to be secured?. The City expects that reactivating the site will not only bring jobs, housing units, and amenities to a neighborhood of opportunity, but will also improve the safety and security of the site for the community.. Join me as WE explore what is left inside!Abandoned Southeast - Bloghttps://abandonedsoutheast.com/2017/04/30/naval-complex/Noladeejhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-YcpLaHr7Sm9RV62h8_6ugLykins Filmshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3i6kbZGgsuMGxRgRrmjzALive a Little Explorationshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC006T6piOc3m3x6A6cXEJXAExplore With Rickhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQkZpYIExYDAUA52yIMMtWg*Exploring Abandoned Navy Complex Base NSA - New Orleans, Louisiana*Epidemic music: https://www.epidemicsound.com/Intro: 0:00 - 1:02History: 1:03 - 2:03Exploring abandoned Navy Base: 2:04 - 7:21Gym: 7:22 - 8:34Back Exploring abandoned Navy Base: 8:35 - 13:14Theater: 13:15 - 15:31Back to exploring Abandoned Navy Base: 15:32 - 20:16Homeless Set ups: 20:17 - 25:47Back to exploring Abandoned Navy Base: 25:48 - 29: 53Meeting Board Room: 29:54 - 31:36Cafeteria and more: 31:37 - 34:48 In today's video I head south to New Orleans Louisiana to explore F. Edward Hebert Defense Complex. Youth and Urban Decay. WE WERE OUTSIDE THE HOUSE AND A MAN WALKED UP BEHIND ME PUT A GUN TO MY HEAD TOLD ME TO GIVE ME GIVE HIM MY MONEY. THEYRE GROWING MORE AND MORE WEARY. "The City and the private developer who controls the Naval Support Activity site began the process of fully securing and closing the former base on July 11. Bywater residents say the old F. Edward Hebert Defense Complex is a blight on the neighborhood. The property has been in a state of legal limbo for several years. Get a life and get your head out of the liberal gutter. RAN OFF TOWARDS THE BASE. As World War II began, the lease was canceled and the navalcomplex reverted back to complete use by the military as the New Orleans Port of Embarkation. WDSU cameras saw people coming and going from the site nonstop. 2009:The Pentagon disestablishes" the Bywater operations as part of a series of base closures. Its dangerous. Too bad the city cant get their act together and do something like this with the property. Additional details, including a possible motive, were not immediately available. By, 'Lot Next Door' Blight Remediation Program Revived. 2013:In May, the Navy gives 118 acres and 51 structures that were part of the Naval Support Activity in Algiers to the Algiers Development District, to repurpose that campus into a project called Federal City. for people without homes since the Navy gave it to New Orleans nine years ago. To the military personnel and the civilians I served with you all are the bomb. After the gunfire erupted last month, Mayor LaToya Cantrell said, We are going to make sure we hold the developer feet to the fire and Im expecting some change there., For more than 40 years, Gambit has covered New Orleans, for New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS . Cops were investigating other reports that a suspect was barricaded inside the New Orleans facility. The plan called for it to house essential personnel during a catastrophe, store essential supplies and equipment and provide space for other disaster management and recovery agencies. NOPD DOES CONFIRM THAT ROBBERY THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT RIGHT IN THIS AREA WITH THAT BEING SAID IF YOU DO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ROBBER YOURE BEING HERSED TO CONTACT CRIME STOPPERS AT 822 11 REPORTING LIVE SHAY OCONNOR WDSU NEWS. 386. All of this to prepare the site for redevelopment. Call the front desk to make reservations at phone number 504-678-9745 or 800-NAVY-BED. City officials, New Orleans police and property developers on Monday (July 11) cleared out and secured the former Naval Support Activity complex in the Bywater neighborhood. In September, dozens of New Orleans firefightershelp to extinguish a trash fire on the second floor of a building on the base. It is shocking, the lack of care, Swinney says. New Orleans submits a reuse plan to transform it into a disaster management center. "The City and the private developer who controls the Naval Support Activity site began the process of fully securing and closing the former base on July 11. PublishedNovember 28, 2018 at 5:24 PM CST. Bywater Neighborhood Association President, John Guarnieri, says its the city's fault. THE BUILDING HAS BEEN ABANDONED SINCE 2005 DURING HURRICANE KATRINA OFFICIALS. Become a Gambit member today and help us continue our mission, Email Sarah Ravits at sravits@gambitweekly.com. Graffiti artists use the naval bases exterior walls as a canvas. But the developer says they may not even want the property anymore. Now look at the city and how they take care of the streets with pot holes, THEY DONT! Look at the money they throw around for defense which is merely a fig leaf for genociding people Israel doesnt like (plus enriching the industrial barons and their pet politicians). This summer, an old oil tank spilled almost 2,000 gallons of diesel on the property and into nearby waterways. Exploring an Abandoned Navy Base - NSA New Orleans The Proper People 1.38M subscribers Join Subscribe 13K Share 737K views 4 years ago NEW ORLEANS Start protecting yourself on the web. Its been abandoned, and has become a blight on the neighborhood. The Bywater Neighborhood Association says a development team led by Joe Jaeger still intends to take it over, but that an application seems to have stalled with the Housing Authority of New Orleans. Until they secure funds for that housing, theres really not going to be any progress above and beyond that. But the neighbors didnt want that. The New Orleans Police Department confirmed to The Sun that they were responding to reports of shots fired in the 4400 block of Dauphine Street. TELL WDSU DEVELOPER. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. I personally have a background in private security and also in construction so if anyone can get this place back right again its me. The shuttered base appears to be empty and forgotten these days with knee high weeds and a graffiti covered exterior. The complex was completed in 1919. Exploring an abandoned Naval Base in New Orleans! The Navy leaves Bywater and Algiers. WHAT WORSE COULD HAPPEN? The menwere pulled off the streets and given a role in the Navy as soldiers. YEAH, THE CITY BEGAN WORKED TO SECURE THAT SITE, BUT YET ANOTHER FIRE WAS REPORTED THIS WEEKEND WDSU SHAY OCONNOR JOINS US LIVE IN THE BYWATER AND SHEA PEOPLE THERE SAY THEYRE WORRIED ABOUT THE CRIME. Saatva Mattress Review: Our Pick for the Best Overall Bed of 2023, We Found 12 Cute Planters and Flower Pots That Cost Less Than $25, Here's Where to Watch and Stream Marvel's 'Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' Online. The site overlooks the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Industrial Canal. WELL BE SURE TO POST ANY UPDATES ON THIS ABANDONED SITE. Why did the Navy close its Bywater base, now a magnet for squatters and crime? The agreement would also allow for two extensions, bringing the total term to 99 years. New Orleans to officially close old abandoned Naval base, La. TheBywater facilityon Poland Avenue was home to nearly 3900 active-duty and 2,700 civilian personnel. The fire was a 1-alarm fire, and NOFD is on the scene. We (responded to) hundreds of calls over there for overdoses, stabbings. A production crew is currently filming scenes there for a Netflix sci-fi movie called POWER about a drug epidemic. Theres more to be seen, theres more conversations to be had, said Kitten. Water continuously runs from broken pipes, causing area flooding. That makes no sense to me, she says. New Orleans Fire Department reports 'secured' abandon naval base caught on fire once again. Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. Its a death trap for anybody thats in there, especially for firefighters.. Joe Jaeger recently signed a 99 year lease with the city to began work renovating the property. Copyright 2022 WVUE. I think people want something done with it one way or the other and this is one of those things just in my view that is this temporary? DONT LET VANDALS DESTROY THE BUILDINGS Michigan, USA. On Monday, New Orleans began its latest attempt to clear and secure the massive blighted Navy base that's stood vacant in the Bywater area of the city for over a decade. Themassive sitespreads over bothsides of the Mississippi River, making it the largest in New Orleans. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans is a base of the United States military located in Belle Chasse, unincorporated Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. It opens up a whole can of worms with the feds and stuff like that, so theres an incentive to get it done. 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What are your long-term plans? Officials from the Office of Economic Development, the police department and UNITY of Greater New Orleans which provides services for the unhoused population will be conducting an intensive walk through and cleanup of the blighted property, according to a news release from Mayor LaToya Cantrell's office. Eventually, Jaeger seeks HUD financing to spend $130 million to transform the building closest to Poland Avenue into a 295-unit "luxury affordable" apartment building. HANO is in receipt of an application from the developer requesting tenant vouchers once the property is ready for occupancy. Cops were investigating other reports that a suspect was barricaded inside the New Orleans facility. Thenaval complexwas in full operation until June 1933, when it was placed ina maintenance status by the U.S. Army. New Orleans is known for its historical buildings and the city's ability to re-develop old buildings is part of the city's allure. Mayor Cantrell says she flipped the bird at a Tucks rider to defend New Orleans. What a waste of good buildings! The base dates. NOW THE COUNCILMAN DID SAY THAT HES WORKING TO GET MORE GUARDS OUT TO THE SITE MEAN WHILE I DID REACH OUT TO JOE YEAGER, NO RESPONSE FROM HIM JUST YET NOW. The plan was to turn the site into an international crisis operations center with emergency response firms and housing services. WDSU reached out to Jaegar but there was no response. Despite early efforts to transform the sturdy buildings into a disaster management center, the project fell stagnant. The Navy should have sold those buildings to a company that would have turned them into condos or something nice where us citizens could be proud of. As one door closes, residents hope another opens to address issues impacting citizens across the city-- issues like affordable housing, resources for the homeless population, and mental health and addiction support. The building was constructed in 1919 as a supply depot for the U.S. Army, according to a recent NOLA.com story. The New Orleans Fire Department reported that the abandoned naval base on 4400 Dauphine Street was on fire on Sunday morning. What actual net good do you feel the US military has done in the past 50 years? Firefighters said the deteriorated condition of the building, which contained piles of trash, holes in the floors and open elevator shafts, made the search for injured people difficult. The former naval base on Poland Avenue in New Orleans' Bywater section is seen Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The city of New Orleans technically owns the site. The fire was a 1-alarm fire, and NOFD is on the scene securing the fire.The naval base in the Bywater is supposed to be secured, as there are supposed to be three guards on-site 24/7 to ensure no one enters the site. Belinda Little-Wood was hired by the city as a consultant to oversee redevelopment. Trespassers removed plugs from old diesel tanks, causing the oil spill in August, and police reports show more than 80 crimes on the property since 2016, including theft and battery. The development is really contingent on financing and historic tax credits that come into play, said Guarnieri. MULTIPLE people were in custody on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, after reports of a possible active shooter situation at an abandoned Naval Base. Sixteen year old Joseph loves dressing up in tactical gear and shooting at targets. danced in the streets with you and cried over our collective loss with I worked there for the Public Works Department for several years. Christopher Ryan. Check out this picture from the South Boston waterfront district which was formally an old Army Base: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3439948,-71.0294101,3a,75y,251.57h,104.32t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1scyPrLUtEJJaA_wrXh1s3zg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en, https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3445617,-71.0305818,3a,75y,251.26h,84.68t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sXEZFXQPyD0IxhnpbXrESLg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en. This is a project thatll be going on for quite some time, he said. Copyright 2022 WVUE. So its like youre just kicking your problem down the road somewhere else, like what is the next thing youre doing or what are your plans afterward?. My biggest fear all along was that it would become the biggest blighted property in the city of New Orleans, and thats exactly what has happened.. Temporary lodging is available at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in the Navy Lodge. A person on a bike rolls past the former naval base on Poland Ave. in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The project cannot be redeveloped unless it has lots of subsidy because none of those buildings are up to code. Theres a lot of drug use. The base was shut down, and ownership was eventually transferred to the city in 2013. THE GUY PUNCHED MY BUDDY IN THE FACE AND PUT THE GUN BACK ON ME. @FOX8NOLA pic.twitter.com/PAxmm9KYwD. There could be an explosion or fires and, heaven forbid, somebody gets killed or theres an accident of some sort - its going to be the citys responsibility.. 22. r/abandoned 18 days ago. City officials released this statement Monday regarding the ongoing issues at the naval base. This resulted in the Navy moving its headquarters to Virginia and its personnel functions to Tennessee. But that still hasnt happened, and neighbors are complaining the building has become a danger and an eyesore. He said Bywater residents have dealt with problems stemming from the old Naval base site for more than ten years. Once a bustling federal administrative complex that employed thousands of people, the abandoned and deteriorating Navy base at the intersection of Dauphine Street and Poland Avenue in New. New Orleans military base abandoned really creepy but it was fun if you guys would like to see more drop a comment letting me know what you would like to see. Previously the developer had an agreement with the city to secure and maintain the site, but the agreement lapsed, and the developer didnt have a contact with the city to move forward, he says. Updated: 9:46 PM CDT September 5, 2018. @FOX8NOLA pic.twitter.com/Z9109xjcUy, The NOPD and other emergency teams were set to sweep the abandoned Bywater Navy base at 11 this morning, but crews have already entered the grounds and people are leaving with whatever they can carry. 1941:The Army establishes the Port of Embarkation on the property, to supply itsCaribbean and South Atlantic commands. Why? Click Here to report it. Guarnieri said the redevelopment of the historic site could have a significant impact not just from a commercial standpoint, but for job creation too. Occasionally there would be a marine band playing. You arent very educated for sure. When a fire broke out in the three-building, multi-storied, 1 million-square-foot property, even Clint Stanton who evacuated from the fire and should not be living on the property said something needed to be done to it. In case of an emergency, the New Orleans Fire Department and New Orleans Emergency Medical Services will be on standby as well., Demo teams, security, NOPD and EMS are at the old abandoned naval base in the Bywater.Teams are going to sweep the property this morning, where about 100 people live. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. Now its denigrated; theres graffiti everywhere, water gushing.