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Shopping Centers: Wego Shopping Center (1), Westwood Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Westwego include: Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (A), First Baptist Church of Westwego (B), Church of God of Prophecy (C), Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church (D), Tabernacle Church (E), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (F), True Vine Baptist Church (G), Westwego Church of God in Christ (H), Westwego Missionary Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Westwego include: Louis H Marrero Park (1), Westwego Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Westwego Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Live Oak Branch (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 125 Acadia Drive), Crystal Bleau Entertainment (Arcades & Amusements; 116 June Drive).
Hotels: Suburban Lodge (3051 Highway 90 West), Best Western Bayou Inn (9008 Westbank Expressway), Bridge View Motel (1024 Bridge City Avenue), Bon SOIR Motel (600 Westbank Expressway).
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  22.4% | | Whole state: |  19.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 9.8% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Westwego compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Westwego (2007 data):
- Capital One, National Association: Westwego Branch at 431 Fourth Street, branch established on 1953-10-15. Info updated 2006-05-08: Bank assets: $30,803.0 mil, Deposits: $21,939.0 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, positive income, 327 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
- Regions Bank: Westwego Branch at 900 Westbank Expressway, branch established on 1975-04-07. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Fifth District Savings Bank: 1317 Westbank Expressway Branch at 1317 Westbank Expressway, branch established on 1926-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $375.0 mil, Deposits: $322.0 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Firefighters |
9 | $21,735 | $28,980 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,698 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $1,882 | $22,584 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
32 | $90,882 | $34,081 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,644 | $31,728 | 4 | $815 |
| Sewerage |
5 | $18,482 | $44,357 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
4 | $7,114 | $21,342 | 1 | $148 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $14,577 | $29,154 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
1 | $1,827 | $21,924 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
6 | $13,652 | $27,304 | 10 | $5,588 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $17,902 | $30,689 | 1 | $551 |
| Other and Unallocable |
4 | $8,229 | $24,687 | 1 | $1,027 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $3,697 | $22,182 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
5 | $14,936 | $35,846 | 5 | $4,674 |
| Totals for Government |
83 | $217,559 | $31,454 | 24 | $14,502 |
Westwego government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $674,000
Housing & Community Development: $596,000
Solid Waste Management: $237,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $653,000
Housing & Community Development: $314,000
Sewerage: $77,000
Water Utilities: $67,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,386,000
Sewerage: $946,000
Housing & Community Development: $930,000
Central Staff Services: $864,000
Water Utilities: $824,000
Fire Protection: $734,000
General - Other: $695,000
Solid Waste Management: $568,000
Regular Highways: $412,000
Parks & Recreation: $235,000
Health Services - Other: $88,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $57,000
Financial Administration: $44,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $698,000
All Other: $157,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,698,000
All Other: $198,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $531,000
Interest Earnings: $113,000
Rents: $15,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $1,483,000
Police Protection: $378,000
Sewerage: $97,000
Parks & Recreation: $80,000
Housing & Community Development: $40,000
Water Utilities: $17,000
Fire Protection: $17,000
Health - Other: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,638,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $541,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $65,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,737,000
Highways: $176,000
General Support: $76,000
- Tax - Property: $1,801,000
Total General Sales: $1,592,000
NEC: $288,000
Public Utilities: $234,000
Motor Vehicle License: $31,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,465,000
12.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,130 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 12.66% | | Louisiana average: | 8.89% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($115 average AGI)| Jefferson Parish: | 0.09% | | Louisiana average: | 0.11% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
18.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,206 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 18.58% | | Louisiana average: | 13.45% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($96 average AGI)| Jefferson Parish: | 0.05% | | Louisiana average: | 0.07% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Westwego:
- WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
- WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WVOG (600 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: F.W. ROBERT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
- WSMB (1350 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WSHO (800 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: SHADOWLANDS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- WBYU (1450 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WODT (1280 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KGLA (1540 AM; daytime; 1 kW; GRETNA, LA; Owner: CROCODILE BROADCASTING CORP., INC.)
- WGSO (990 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WGSO, L.L.C.)
- KKNO (750 AM; daytime; 0 kW; GRETNA, LA; Owner: ROBERT C. BLAKES ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Westwego:
- WQUE-FM (93.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WYLD-FM (98.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLMG (101.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WEZB (97.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WTKL (95.7 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WWOZ (90.7 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: FRIENDS OF WWOZ, INC.)
- WWNO (89.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & A & M COLLEGE)
- WTUL (91.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND)
- WNOE-FM (101.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRNO-FM (99.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKZN (105.3 FM; KENNER, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WBSN-FM (89.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: PROVIDENCE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- WRBH (88.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: RADIO FOR THE BLIND & HANDICAPPED, INC.)
- KMEZ (102.9 FM; BELLE CHASSE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
- KKND (106.7 FM; PORT SULPHUR, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KCIL (107.5 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF HOUMA, LLC)
- WTIX-FM (94.3 FM; GALLIANO, LA; Owner: FLEUR DE LIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KLRZ (100.3 FM; LAROSE, LA; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING OF LAROSE, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Westwego:
- WLPN-LP (Channel 61; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GLENN R. & KARIN A. PLUMMER)
- WWL-TV (Channel 4; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WWL-TV, INC.)
- KNOV-LP (Channel 57; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: BEACH TV PROPERTIES, INC.)
- WHNO (Channel 20; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K66FW (Channel 14; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- K59DG (Channel 59; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCCASTING NETWORK)
- WYES-TV (Channel 12; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GREATER NEW ORLEANS ED TV FOUNDATION)
- WBXN-CA (Channel 10; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- WVUE (Channel 8; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EMMIS TELEIVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WLAE-TV (Channel 32; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WGNO (Channel 26; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
- WNOL-TV (Channel 38; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
- WDSU (Channel 6; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: NEW ORLEANS HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WPXL (Channel 49; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WUPL (Channel 54; SLIDELL, LA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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See more detailed statistics of Westwego fatal accidents for 1975 - 2006 here
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