On-Base Services
Food Service
The base dining facility prepares more than 700 delicious and nutritious meals a day including many fresh baked cakes, pastries and breads. We are a 4-star accredited facility dedicated to serving our customers the finest meals in the best possible way.
Having been in continuous operation since the base opening, they have a long-standing pride and dedication to our customers and the support of our shipmates. In order to find out our daily menu, our customers can call 678-9652. Our serving hours are: Breakfast from 0600-0800, Lunch from 1100-1300, and dinner from 1615-1800.
The culinary staff moved into a brand new, state-of-the-art dining facility with seating for approximately 220 personnel in July 2005.
Religious Programs
Protestant Divine Worship is celebrated at 9 a.m. and Roman Catholic Mass is celebrated at 11:30 a.m. each Sunday. In addition, Catholic Divine Services are held in the chapel at noon Tuesday through Friday. The chapel also hosts special services for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. The Command Chaplain is also available for individual counseling; please call the Religious Program Specialist at 678-3525 or 678-3526 to set up an appointment.
The base chapel supports community service projects throughout the year including coordinating Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets for the less fortunate. Anyone interested in community services projects or in assisting with our Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Basket Program is encouraged to contact any member of the chapel staff at 678-3525 or 678-3526.
The chapel is currently located at the community center in Magnolia Terrace, due to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Plans are in place to construct a new chapel beginning in 2007.
The NSA Chapel is building 725 located next to the front gate for the base. Roman Catholic Mass is celebrated each Sunday at 9 a.m. and Protestant Services are at 11 a.m. with a Bible study at 10 a.m. The chapel also provides special services for Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving. The chapel supports a local -homeless shelter with food and volunteer assistance. Our -Command Chaplain is also available for counseling. For further information or to set up an appointment with the chaplain, please call (504) 678-2244 or (504) 678-2569.
BANKING
NAS JRB Credit Union
The NAS Credit Union was established in 1948 by Prentice “Jake” Jacob, who opened a state chartered, nonprofit entity in accordance with the laws of the state of Louisiana. The original office was located at the New Orleans Lakefront area, which was then the location of NAS JRB New Orleans.
In 1957, the NAS Credit Union had a change of domicile when the base moved to its present location in Belle Chasse. At that time, the credit union only conducted operations for one hour each day on the first floor of a Navy hangar. The credit union moved into the Butler Building A, Suite 262 at 400 Russell Avenue in 1976.
The credit union changed its name from NAS to NAS JRB to be more aligned with the base name in 2001. In September 2004, construction of a new facility began and was completed in April 2005. From a card table in a hangar to a 6,000-square-foot building, we sure have come a long way.
NAS JRB Credit Union offers a full range of banking services including direct deposit, children’s savings accounts, Visa credit cards, Visa check cards, two ATM machines on NAS JRB, bank wires, Western Unions, money orders, American Express Traveler’s Cheques, cashier’s checks, free Internet banking, overdraft protection, (PHH) mortgage services and loans to fit all your needs. All checking and savings accounts are insured by NCUA (National Credit Unions Association).
The NAS JRB Credit Union works hard to provide many different financial services without all the charges, and our goal is to provide exceptional one-on-one, individualized service.
Navy Federal Credit Union
There is also a Navy Federal Credit Union on Belle Chasse Highway, less than a mile south of the main entrance to NAS JRB. Additionally, there are three automated teller machines in the New Orleans area as well; one at the Navy Federal Credit Union building, one next to the commissary at NSA and one at the East Bank at Bldg. 603.
The main facility is a full-service site offering services to assist in decisions such as buying, selling or renovating a home; auto purchases; credit cards; and savings and investments. Since 1933, Navy Federal has grown from seven members to more than 2.5 million members. Since that time, our vision statement has remained the same: To perform with such excellence that all present and potential members will choose Navy Federal as the preferred source for their primary lifetime financial services.
You can leave the military, change employers, move, retire, get married—and never have to leave Navy Federal. “Once a member, always a member.”
