During World War II the area included important war effort facilities such as Higgins Industries shipyards, Camp Leroy Johnson, and a Naval Air Base, NAS New Orleans.
After the construction of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway some industrial development of the area began, growing with military plants during World War II, most importantly Higgins Industries factories.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries | Imperial Chemical Industries | Goodwill Industries | Access Industries | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | John Higgins | Litton Industries | Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine | John Higgins (snooker player) | Bernardo O'Higgins | PPG Industries | O'Higgins Region | Missy Higgins | Lucas Industries | Chris-Craft Industries | O'Higgins | Brian Higgins | Blue Circle Industries | Winnebago Industries | Terrence Higgins Trust | Mary Higgins Clark | Willamette Industries | War Industries Board | Toyota Industries | Polaris Industries | Iran Electronics Industries | Henry Higgins | Godrej Industries Ltd | Britannia Industries | Alex Higgins |