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WWII Industrial Facilities: Authorized Federally Funded Facilities

Lousiana
City Operator Product Type War Product or Service
Avondale Avondale Marine Ways Inc Shipbuilding and repair Tugs, V4
Avondale Avondale Marine Ways Inc Shipbuilding and repair Coast guard tenders, 113
Baton Rouge Standard Oil Co of N J, Standard Oil Co of Louisiana Petroleum Refinery gasoline motor, tuluene
Baton Rouge Standard Oil Co of N J, Standard Oil Co of Louisiana Petroleum Refinery AVIATION GASOLINE,100/135, ISOPENTANE, ISOBUTANE, ALKYLATE, HYDROCODIMER AND C S, CUMENE, ISOBUTANE,
Baton Rouge Standard Oil Co of N J, Standard Oil Co of Louisiana Petroleum Refinery Methanol, ethyl alcohol, ethyl ether, isopropyl alcohol, isopropyl ether, catalyst 1707
Baton Rouge Standard Oil Co of N J, Standard Oil Co of Louisiana Petroleum Refinery perbunan, butadiene, butyl rubber
Bossier Cities Service Co, Arkansas Fuel Co Petroleum refinery Butadiene
Gibson Cabot Carbon Co Carbon black Easy processing channel black
Gretna National Distillers Products Corp, Gulf Distilling Corp Ethyl alcohol,190 proof ethyl alcohol, 190 proof
Gretna National Distillers Products Corp, Gulf Distilling Corp Ethyl alcohol,190 proof ethyl alcohol, 190 proof
Hooma Louisiana and Arkansas Rwy Co, See Kansas City Southern R R Co, Louisiana Fabricating Co shells 90MM Shells 90 MM
Lake Charles Cities Service Refining Corp New plant Gasoline 100 / 130
Lake Charles Cities Service Refining Corp New plant Toluene ( nitration grade )
Lake Charles Cities Service Refining Corp New plant Butadiene
Lake Charles Firestone Tire and Rubber Co New plant Copolymer synthetic rubber
Lake Charles Mathieson Alkali Works Inc Magnesium, magnesium alloys Magnesium, magnesium alloys
Lake Charles Mathieson Alkali Works Inc Power plant power plant
Lake Charles Mutual Chemical Co of America Sodium bichromate Sodium bichromate
Lockport Mathieson Alkali Works Inc New plant Ammonia, chlorine, sodium nitrate
McCoy Cabot Carbon Co New plant Channel type carbon black
Minden Mason Silas Co, Louisiana Ord Wks Shell loading, 20 MM .H.E. Shell loading, 20 MM .H.E., Shell loading, 150 MM, H. E., Bomb loading, 100 lb. G. P., Fuze loading, 20 MM, Booster loading
Monroe Commercial Solvent Corp New plant Anhydrous ammonia
New Orleans Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp New plant Airplanes PBY 5A
New Orleans Delta Shipbuilding Co Inc Cargo ships, E C2 Cargo ships, E C2
New Orleans Higgins Industries Inc Shipbuilding and repair Freight and passenger boats, 168', " J " class off shore boats, 37', Motor torpedo boats, landing craft, mk 111, landing craft support (sm), landing craft vehicle and personnel, landing craft mech. Mk vi, freight and passenger boats, 180', landing craft personnel, ac maintenance and supply vessels, 180'
New Orleans Higgins Industries Inc, Higgings Aircraft Inc Shipbuilding and repair Airplanes, C-46
New Orleans Higgins Industries Inc, Higgings Engine Co Marine Gasoline Engines Marine Gasoline Engines
New Orleans Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp Rolling mill products Shells, 81MM.
New Orleans Louisiana Shipyard Merchant ships EC2 Merchant ships EC2
New Orleans Louisiana Shipyard Merchant ships merchant ships
New Orleans Orleans Material and Equipment Co Bombs, 250 LB GP Bombs, 250 LB GP
New Orleans Pendleton Shipyard Co Inc tug, V-4 tug, V-4
New Orleans Pendleton Shipyard Co Inc Cargo,N-3 Cargo, N-3
New Orleans Pendleton Shipyard Co Inc Ship repair ship repair
New Orleans Rheem Mfg Co shells, 105MM, H E, shells, 81MM shells, 105MM, H E, shells, 81MM
New Orleans River Petroleum Corp Copper napthenate, mahogany acids, naptha, green acid, navy diesel fuel, army and navy diesel lubricants, lubricating oils, other petroleum Copper napthenate, mahogany acids, naptha, green acid, navy diesel fuel, army and navy diesel lubricants, lubricating oils, other petroleum products
New Orleans Todd Shipyards, Todd Johnson Dry Dock Inc shipbuilding and repair ship repair
New Orleans U S Government, Dry Docks ship repair ship repair
Shreveport Beaird J B Corp Machine work Shells 75 mm HE
Shreveport Beaird J B Corp Machine work Shells 105 mm Chemical
Shreveport Brewster Co Inc oil field machinery Bombs G P 250LB
Thibodaux Thibodaux Boiler Works Inc heating apparatus shells, 105 mm, shells, 155mm dummy, rocket shell assembly, 4.5"