President George W. Bush speaking at Zephyr Field in 2001. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States.

Zephyr Field is home to the New Orleans Zephyrs, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets Major League Baseball team. The New Orleans Zephyrs are a Minor league baseball team based in Metairie, Louisiana, a Suburb of New Orleans. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Opened in 1997 in Metairie (Jefferson Parish), a suburb of New Orleans, the stadium seats 11,000 fans. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Metairie (local pronunciations /ˈmɛtəɹi/ /ˈmɛtɹi/ is a Census-designated place (CDP in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States that includes most of the Suburbs of New Orleans. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Previous to this, the Zephyrs played at Privateer Park on the campus of the University of New Orleans. Privateer Park is a Stadium in New Orleans Louisiana. It is primarily used for Baseball and was the home of New Orleans Zephyrs prior to The University of New Orleans, often locally called UNO, is a medium sized public urban University located in New Orleans Louisiana, United States

On September 3, 2005, FEMA director Mike Brown announced that, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Zephyr Field would be used as a military hospital. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The purpose of FEMA is to coordinate the response to a Disaster which has occurred in the United States and which overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States

The park frequently hosts Tulane University games. Tulane University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Green Wave has played annual games against cross-town rival University of New Orleans at the stadium, as well as home games against archrival LSU. A green wave is an intentionally induced phenomenon in which a series of Traffic lights (usually three or more are coordinated to allow continuous traffic flow over several Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational During the 2006 and 2007 baseball seasons, Zephyr Field was the primary home of the Green Wave, as Tulane's on-campus facility, Greer Field at Turchin Stadium was undergoing renovations. Greer Field at Turchin Stadium is a Baseball Stadium in New Orleans Louisiana. The renovations were scheduled to be completed in time for the 2006 season, but Hurricane Katrina significantly damaged Turchin Stadium, forcing a delay for the renovation project. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States

Several scenes in the movie Mr. 3000 were filmed at Zephyr Field. Mr 3000 is a 2004 Touchstone Pictures / Dimension Films / Spyglass Entertainment / The Kennedy/Marshall Company Film A baseball scene from Failure to Launch was also filmed at the stadium. Failure to Launch is a 2006 American Romantic comedy Film. It is a loose remake of the French film Tanguy Part of an episode of Spike TV's Pros vs Joes was also filmed there. Spike (formerly called Spike TV) a division of MTV Networks, is an American cable network designed for an audience described Pros vs Joes is an American physical reality Game show. The show features male amateur Contestants (the "Joes" matching