This relocation guide was developed to provide new residents with useful information regarding re-locating to the Gretna area. Please browse the list or jump to one of the following sections:
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
State of Louisiana Department of Labor Workforce Development
Louisiana Works:
Career & Business Solutions
1900 Lafayette Street
APCO Personnel Services
Civil Service - New Orleans
Custom Staffing, Inc.
Kelly Services
2550 Belle Chasse Highway
Gretna LA 70053
Phone: 1-888-222-6495
Electricity
Natural Gas
Jefferson Parish & Plaquemines Parish
Phone: 1-800-621-1867 / Customer Service 1-888-286-6700
Water
West Bank
Phone: (504) 363-1560
Phone Service
Residence 1-888-757-6500
Business 1-866-620-6000
Cable Service
UPS, United Parcel Service
400 Gretna Boulevard
Phone: 1-800-275-8777
Times Picayune Main Office
3800 Howard Avenue
New Orleans LA 70125
New Orleans and Metro Area, Circulation Department
Home Delivery & Customer Service
Phone: (504) 822-6660
Times Picayune West Bank Bureau
22520 Belle Chasse Highway
Gretna LA 70053
Phone: (504) 826-3740
Glenn's Cab
639 Monroe Street
Phone: (504) 361-3555 (504) 366-9911
Gretna LA 70053
West Bank Cab Company
639 Monroe Street
Gretna LA 70053
Phone: (504) 368-3300
RTA, Regional Transit Authority, Orleans Parish
Rideline, Routes & Schedule Information
West Bank (504) 364-3450
Algiers/Canal Street - 7 days, 6:00am- midnight
$1.00 for vehicles, free for pedestrians (504) 376-8180
FERRY SERVICE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO MECHANICAL ISSUES
Gretna/Canal Street - Free Ferry - PEDESTRIAN ONLY -Leaves Canal St. on the hour, Gretna on the half hour
Sunday - Thursday - 6:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Friday - 6:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Saturday - 12:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Toll Bridge
Crescent City Connection also known as Mississippi River Bridge
$1.00 toll from West Bank to East Bank
Electronic Toll tags with dedicated lanes available for regular commuters
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Frederick Douglass Option 3 High School 1-6th
1400 Huey P. Long Avenue
Gretna LA 70053
Phone: (504) 368-5962
Fax: (504) 362-1904
Gretna Academy for Advanced Studies
Pre K-5
701 Amelia Street
Gretna LA 70053
Phone: (504) 366-3582
Fax: (504) 364-1268
Gretna Middle School 7-9th
910 Gretna Blvd.
Gretna LA 70053-6999
Phone: (504) 366-0120
Johnson-Gretna Park Elementary School-Shirley T. K-6th
1130 Gretna Blvd.
Gretna LA 70053-7598
Phone: (504) 366-1660
Fax (504) 366-0143
William Hart Elementary School
2001 Hancock Street
Gretna LA 70053-3597
Phone: (504) 366-4346
Fax: (504)366-2054
Kate Middleton Elementary School
1407 Virgil Street
Gretna LA 70053-2340
Phone: (504) 366-8164
Fax: (504) 361-7704
McDonogh No. 26 School
1200 Jefferson Street
Gretna LA 70053-3159
Phone: (504) 362-9929
Fax:(504) 368-2144
Paul J. Solis Elementary School
2850 Mount Laurel Drive
Gretna LA 70056-7899
Phone: (504) 392-7867
Fax:(504) 392-7867
Terrytown Elementary School
550 E. Forest Lawn Drive
Terrytown LA 70056-4048
Phone: (504) 366-7000
Fax (504) 362-6871
Thomas Jefferson Senior High School
815 Huey P. Long Avenue
Gretna, LA 70053
Phone:(504) 361-8905
George A. Cox Elementary K-6th
2630 Belle Chasse Hwy.
Gretna, LA 70056-7184
Phone (504) 394-5809
Fax (504) 392-3115
