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| Permanent REC New Orleans opens
by Dan Hubbell
02 April 2007
The US Coast Guard's New Orleans Regional Exam Center is scheduled to reopen today in its first permanent home since Hurricane Katrina. The new location is in Mandeville LA, north of Lake Pontchartrain.
Since Hurricane Katrina flooded the New Orleans East REC facility in 2005, the REC has worked from temporary locations in Morgan City LA, Houston, Memphis and finally in Metairie LA. The Metairie location, in a trailer adjacent to the relatively new Coast Guard base on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain, closed last week so that staff could begin the moving process. Contact and location information for the new location are:
4250 Hwy 22, Suite F
Mandeville, LA 70471
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Phone 985-624-5700
According to an 8th District Coast Guard press release, hours of operation at the new facility are 0730-1530 Monday through Thursday, and 0730-1315 on Friday. Limited services are available during lunch hour. The latest times to start a new exam are 1430 Monday through Thursday, and 1200 on Friday.
Mariners needing information on the status of pending credential applications submitted through REC New Orleans are advised to call 888-427-5662 or email iasknmc@uscg.mil.
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