Findings Of Fact on Weeks Islnd GFA, based on
Information taken from FUDS (Formerly Used defense Site) Report A06LA0093 dated June 1986
Site Name
Weeks Island Gap Filler Annex
Site Location
Accessed by Highway 83, app 18 miles south of New Iberia, Iberia Parish, LA
Site History and Findings of Fact
The U.S. Government leased 0.23 acres from Morton Salt Co on 1 June 1956. The The Government constructed the gap filler site, which provided radar coverage by
unmanned radar equipment. England Air Force Base, located in Alexandria, LA, was the support base for this installation.
Improvements placed upon the property consisted of one concrete bulding, one steel tower, one underground fuel strorage tank, and a chain link fence.
On 18 June 1963, the site was declared excess by the 32nd Air Div (SAGE).
The radar equipment and steel tower were removed prior to acceptance of the building by Morton Salt Company.
Current Use of Site at time of FUDS Report
A 1986 inspection revealed the interior of the building was full of debris and trash.
The report stated the building was used by Morton Salt for storage, and also that the chain link fence was gone.
Site Maps and Photographs
A Site Location Map was included in the report.