ilities, 65 construction, 21 manufacturing, 19 wholesale trade, 66 retail trade, 14 transportation & warehousing, 2 information, 23 finance and insurance, 7 real estate, 30 professional/scientific services, 1 management of companies, 15 support and waste management, 3 educational services, 33 health care, 5 arts/entertainment, 43 accommodation & food services, and 33 other miscellaneous services. The employment size is largest among the construction field (with 1000 or more) and the manufacturing field (500-999). The number of paid employees during the March 12 pay period was 5,435 (http://censtats.census.gov/). With about 75% of the population over the age of 18, the number of Chalmetians over 18 was 24,000 as of the 2007 census. This means that there is a large group of people working outside of the town of Chalmette. When we asked a woman in a local dollar store where most people in Chalmette worked, she said that the majority of people “work in the city” of New Orleans. Chalmette, from our studies, seems to be comprised of many local businesses (nail salons, dentist offices, auto repair shops, etc.), but it seems predominantly to be a bedroom community. This means that most of the employed population in Chalmette wakes up and goes into New Orleans to work, and then comes home at the end of the day to sleep.From what we saw, local businesses make up the main road with some large chains (Big Lots, Dollar Tree, etc.), but Chalmette remains predominantly residential. Many chains seemed to have closed down (Blockbuster, Wendy’s, etc.), with many strip malls empty, without business to fill them.
The Chalmette Refinery is a major industry in St. Bernard Parrish and it dominates the scenery of the south side of Chalmette. It is a joint venture between ExxonMobil and PDVSA (the Venezuelan State Oil company). About 25,110 barrels of mixed crude oil was dislodged and released as a result of Hurricane Katrina, causing 1,050,000 gallons of oil to devastate 1700 homes nearby.
The dislodged oil that was spilled came from Murphy Oil, a little further down the road. The way this article is written leads one to believe it was from Exxon Mobile, which it was not. Exxon Mobil helped tremenduously with the rebuilding & was one of the first places to get workers their jobs back. They even provided temporary housing, interest free loans, gas and food for a while for their employees. Even though they are a better known oil company, it isnt right to write an article where it is implied that this spill came from them. Gives the impression of wanting to solicit bad feelings towards the most well known oil company in the world cause that gets more attention,idk. Just be fair. Get the names right.
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