B737-800 pilot reported a uav in the vicinity of the airport during takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	1632458
Time
Date	201903
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	MSY.Airport
State Reference	LA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Flight Phase	Other Hovering
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict

Narrative:

After takeoff from ZZZ noticed a drone hovering at about 1;200 feet and about one half mile left of the departure path. The drone was not a factor for the aircraft. I informed the tower of the drone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 pilot reported a UAV in the vicinity of the airport during takeoff.

Narrative: After takeoff from ZZZ noticed a drone hovering at about 1;200 feet and about one half mile left of the departure path. The drone was not a factor for the aircraft. I informed the Tower of the drone.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.