Become a Gambit member today and help us continue our mission, Email Sarah Ravits at sravits@gambitweekly.com. Who is responsible needs to secure it first, whatever it takes for them to do that, (from) the people who are in there to protect them and us at the same time.. Copyright 2022 WVUE. THERES BEEN A CONCERN ABOUT THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE LIVING IN IN THE NFC BUILDING NOW. 2022:In March, aone-alarm fire spreads across four floors inside one of the buildings, trapping a man on the third floor; firefighters rescue him, but he runs away before they can treat or question him. In today's video I head south to New Orleans Louisiana to explore F. Edward Hebert Defense Complex. The cause of the fire is under investigation. 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. 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JOE YEAGER RECENTLY SIGNED A 99-YEAR LEASE WITH THE CITY TO BEGIN WORK RENOVATING THE PRETTY COUNCILMAN KING SAYS HE SPOKEN WITH YEAGER ON HIS PLANTS AND REMAINS HOPEFUL, HES BEEN A PROJECT. Featured above is the work of New Orleans-based Reader, You Go Girl, along with others. In August 2020, a woman's body was dumped at the base after she was murdered by two men who have since been charged. This resulted in the Navy moving its headquarters to Virginia and its personnel functions to Tennessee. Nobody will ever want or use them again. But HANO said it is not to blame for any development holdup. TheBywater facilityon Poland Avenue was home to nearly 3900 active-duty and 2,700 civilian personnel. Its become the zoo that it is now, said Stanton. MULTIPLE people were in custody on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, after reports of a possible active shooter situation at an abandoned Naval Base. Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. Its a death trap for anybody thats in there, especially for firefighters.. What a waste of good buildings! The Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) is not involved in supplying any financing for the construction of the property at 4400 Dauphine, commonly referred to as the old naval base, HANO communications director Suzanne Whitaker said in a statement. The city of New Orleans technically owns the site. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. 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. Now look at the city and how they take care of the streets with pot holes, THEY DONT! Now its denigrated; theres graffiti everywhere, water gushing. Maybe if you did you wouldnt ask such a dumb question. Police records report over 80 crimes at the naval base since 2016. You are the bomb interesting way of putting it. The long-abandoned Bywater naval base will be shut down next week, city officials announced Friday afternoon. Why did the Navy close its Bywater base, now a magnet for squatters and crime? On Monday, July 11, the City of New Orleans, in partnership with the developer of the property, will begin to fully secure and close the site. Because that housing is what is going to be the impetus for the whole project.. 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 Orleans' Bywater section is now home to squatters and a magnet for violent crime. Days later, another man is wounded in a shooting there. Is this a paid theme or did you modify it yourself? Met alot awesome DOD civilian police officers there and on the West Bank. Mayor Cantrell says she flipped the bird at a Tucks rider to defend New Orleans. We (responded to) hundreds of calls over there for overdoses, stabbings. My name is Leland Kent and I have had an interest in abandoned places ever since I was a kid. I dont want to see worst case scenarios she says. In October, New Orleanstakes ownership of the Bywater property, 25 acres with three six-story buildings that total1.5 million square feet. In September, dozens of New Orleans firefightershelp to extinguish a trash fire on the second floor of a building on the base. This story is a collaboration with The Lens. The City Council approves the lease in August, and it is signed in November. Neighbors, like Judy Bolton, say its apparent the city has done little to restrict access to the 1.5 million square-foot facility. In May, a 28-year-old man is injured in a shooting at the property. MORE INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS KIND OF HANGING ON THE CORNER. The NOFD . Its a shame this place went to the city just to be sitting in ruins. You have permission to edit this article. See a spelling or grammar error in our story? A person on a bike rolls past the former naval base on Poland Ave. in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. All these ideas have fallen through and now it sits ABANDONED home to homeless, scrappers, and vandals. 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. So now look what they are getting, one big shelter for the homeless. - YouTube In this video my friend Daisy and I explore a naval facility in New Orleans that has been abandoned since Hurricane Katrina. 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. 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. AND SO I HANDED HIM OVER MY PURSE. Click Here to report it. The former Naval Support Activity site in New Orleans' Bywater section is seen along the Industrial Canal, left, and Mississippi River on April 19, 2018. He said Bywater residents have dealt with problems stemming from the old Naval base site for more than ten years. 386. The New Orleans transient camp closed in March 1936, after being open for two years. Brooke Buchler was on a Florida beach trip with a. Because its just gonna kind of be that way if you dont have a plan with it, said Weber. What was the real reason. You can read the full story here. Now behind chained gates, the City of New Orleans still owns the property and is responsible for securing it. (LogOut/ Thank you for providing this information as we wanted to know more. 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. Until they secure funds for that housing, theres really not going to be any progress above and beyond that. Water continuously runs from broken pipes, causing area flooding. According to the . Miss you guys. Graffiti artists use the naval bases exterior walls as a canvas. "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. I served there from 1977 to 1980 as a Marine. For more upcoming events visit Too bad the city cant get their act together and do something like this with the property. But projects have been stagnant. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. New Orleans submits a reuse plan to transform it into a disaster management center. Please include the headline. I worked there for the Public Works Department for several years. SHE TOLD ME THE SUSPECT. In 2016, my obsession with the forgotten and abandoned inspired me to create this blog. And how is the property going to be secured?. All rights reserved. MEAN, THEY NEED A PLACE TO GO THATS HOMELESS PEOPLE BUT TOO MUCH CRIME. Rich people in their neighborhood instead of homeless. TRAVERSE PEOPLE WHO LIVE BY THE OLD NAVY BASE IN THE 9TH WARD SAY THAT THEY ARE LOSING HOPE. The property has been in a state of legal limbo for several years. New Orleans Fire Department reports 'secured' abandon naval base caught on fire once again. Wow, it looks just like the one in New Orleans. I live in the Boston area and these pictures looked really familiar. Hes hopeful his questions will be answered by city officials and developers on Monday, but other residents say they have mixed feelings about the sites official closure. "; Belinda Little-Wood estimates between $500,000 to a million dollars of furniture has been ruined from water damage since the city left the base abandoned in 2013. Get a life and get your head out of the liberal gutter. 22. r/abandoned 18 days ago. All those pieces have to really fall into place before it gets to that next level.. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) On Monday, July 11, the City of New Orleans announced that the abandoned Naval base located at the intersection of Dauphine Street and Poland Avenue is officially. Youth and Urban Decay. 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? 1955: The Army redesignates the property its Gulf Transportation Terminal Command. But the processing of that application is not associated with the construction financing and is in no way holding up the building renovations at the property.. In May2005, theDefense Departmentdecided to close the Naval Support Activity during a Base Realignment and Closure Round, or BRAC. Its dangerous. Police, fire and EMS worked Monday morning to clear the. Abandoned billet home. On Sunday the abandoned Naval Base caught fire once again . Belinda Little-Wood was hired by the city as a consultant to oversee redevelopment. 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. The next month, a woman is fatally shot and a man wounded at the base. Officials have stated that the space will be redeveloped later on as a partial housing and partial retail development.