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New Orleans MEPS

Belle Chasse, LA

The building the New Orleans MEPS occupies.

The New Orleans MEPS is located in one of the most historic and picturesque cities in the United States. It is a tenant command of the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB), New Orleans. The New Orleans MEPS relocated from its previous home of more than 30 years at the Naval Support Activity on the East Bank of the Mississippi River to the NAS JRB in January 2010. The MEPS is the newest member of the NAS JRB New Orleans community. The New Orleans MEPS proudly operates out of its new building at 400 Russell Avenue, Building 556, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The NAS JRB New Orleans has facilities including a Commissary, Exchange, Bachelor Officer's Quarters, Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, Navy Lodge, and numerous recreational activities. The MEPS is assigned military and civilian personnel who process up to 150 applicants each day for the armed forces. The MEPS is located in the vicinity of New Orleans' most popular tourist attractions, such as the French Quarter, Bourbon Street, Superdome, Aquarium, IMAX Theater, Audubon Zoo, Riverwalk, and the The National World War II Museum.

Living Here

This station is in Plaquemines Parish County, in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area.

  • People

    city

    2,307

    Live in the area

    Median age
    25.6
    Median household income
    $59,474
    People per household
    3.09

    api.census.gov · New Orleans Station

  • Work

    county

    3.9%

    Unemployment rate

    People in the labour force
    10,193
    As of
    July 2026

    data.bls.gov · Plaquemines Parish

  • Cost of living

    metro

    93

    Where the national average is 100

    Rents
    86
    Goods
    94
    Utilities
    71

    apps.bea.gov · New Orleans-Metairie, LA

  • Schools

    county

    13.6:1

    Students to each teacher

    Public schools
    9
    School districts
    2
    As of
    2023

    educationdata.urban.org · Plaquemines Parish

  • Climate

    nearby

    91°F

    Warmest month, average high

    Coldest month, average low
    43°F
    Rain a year
    62.5 in
    Snow a year
    0.2 in

    ncei.noaa.gov · NEW ORLEANS ALVIN CALLENDER FIELD, LA US