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  Louisiana Superdome Tickets - Louisiana Superdome Information - Louisiana Superdome Seating Chart
The price listed for Louisiana Superdome tickets is the total price per ticket and may be over the printed price on the ticket.
Louisiana Superdome seats are together, side by side, unless otherwise noted.
Actual Louisiana Superdome seat numbers are withheld for the privacy of both buyer and seller.
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  Louisiana Superdome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the Superdome, The Dome or even the New Orleans Superdome is a large, multi-purpose sports and exhibition facility located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (29.951° N 90.081° W).
The Superdome is a massive structure located on 52 acres (210,000 m²) of land; the dome has an interior space of 125,000,000 ft³ (3,500,000 m³), a height of 253 feet (82.3 meters), a dome diameter of 680 feet (210 meters), and a total floor area of 269,000 ft² (25,000 m²).
The Superdome was used as a "shelter of last resort" for those in New Orleans unable to evacuate from Hurricane Katrina when it struck in late August 2005.
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 Louisiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louisiana's French settlements contributed to further exploration and outposts, concentrated along the banks of the Mississippi and its major tributaries, from Louisiana to as far north as the region called the Illinois Country, around Peoria, Illinois and present-day St.
The western boundary of Louisiana with Spanish Texas remained in dispute until the Adams-Onís Treaty in 1819, with the Sabine Free State serving as a neutral buffer zone as well as a haven for criminals.
Louisiana is the only state whose legal system is based on Roman, Spanish, and French civil law as opposed to English common law.
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 Louisiana Superdome Articles
The Louisiana Superdome won't be renamed in honor of former Gov. John McKeithen unless the legislature overrides a veto by incumbent governor Mike Foster.
The Superdome began as a dream, not from a group or area, but in the mind of one man, Dave Dixon, a New Orleans businessman who saw it as a means of helping his efforts in securing professional football for New Orleans.
A constitutional amendment to build the Superdome was submitted to the voters of Louisiana on November 8, 1966 and passed by the largest margin in Louisiana's history.
football.ballparks.com /NFL/NewOrleansSaints/articles.htm   (8410 words)

  
 Louisiana Superdome: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Superdome is a massive structure located on 52 acres (210,000 m²) of land; the dome has an interior space of 125,000,000 ft³ (3,500,000 m²), EHandler: no quick summary.
The Superdome is built to withstand catastrophes; the roof is built to stand up to 200 MPH wind and even deep flood water wouldn't reach the second level 35 feet from the ground.
The new orleans arena is an indoor arena in new orleans, louisiana....
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 Superdome to be Demolished   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
However, when looking into the origins of this 200 mph wind security in the Superdome, CNN reported that no engineering study has ever been completed on the amount of wind the structure can withstand; the building's engineering study was underway as Hurricane Katrina approached and was put on hold.
The Superdome has a listed maximum football seating capacity of 72,003 (expanded) or 69,703 (not expanded), a maximum basketball seating capacity of 55,675, and a maximum baseball capacity of 63,525; however, published attendance figures from events such as the Sugar Bowl have exceeded 79,000.
Overall, the Louisiana Superdome has withstood the test of time; it has a surprisingly undated look to it; fixed domed stadium construction began to fade in the early 1990s and some others have even been closed.
www.juiceenewsdaily.com /0605/sports/superdome.html?1126062393671   (1093 words)

  
 Louisiana Superdome - Curtis & Davis and Associated Architects - Great Buildings Online
Major media sources announced that evacuation of hurricane refugees from the Superdome and Convention Center was completed during Saturday.
The emergency shelter needs of New Orleans were badly overstressing the Superdome facility, which suffered roofs leaks from hurricane wind damage and like the whole city was without power and fresh water, and became surrounded by slowly rising water.
With thousands inside, the Superdome has no electricity, no running water, toilets are overflowing, and there is nowhere for those inside to go.
www.greatbuildings.com /buildings/Louisiana_Superdome.html   (600 words)

  
 Louisiana Superdome to be torn down? - TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Louisiana officials have told CNN within the last two hours that the Superdome may be torn down.
The Louisiana Superdome was so heavily damaged during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath that it likely will have to be torn down, according to a spokesperson for Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco.
Katrina sheared away much of the roof's covering, and rainwater began leaking into the stadium when it was being used as a shelter of last resort for thousands of residents stranded by the storm.
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 Superdome operator nixes tear-down talk - NFL - MSNBC.com
Louisiana governor reportedly said badly damaged structure was finished
The Superdome was used as a shelter of last resort for those who couldn’t scramble out of town ahead of Hurricane Katrina, but it wasn’t equipped with supplies for those stuck there.
Many likely will remember the Superdome as a haven for misery and despair, but the building is a 30-year-old icon to many New Orleanians that could be the symbol of recovery from Katrina, he said.
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 The Official Athletic Site, Tulane University Green Wave - Traditions
The Superdome has even had an impact on the madness of Mardi Gras, with the Krewe of Endymion Parade culminating in the Extravaganza on the floor of the Dome, perhaps the world's biggest party.
The Louisiana Superdome is truly a study in superlatives.
The Superdome is connected by ramp to the New Orleans Centre Mall, the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, and the Poydras Plaza Office Complex.
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 louisiana superdome | Directory of Givmi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the Superdome, or even the New Orleans Superdome is a large, multi-purpose sports and exhibition facility located in the Central Business...
Louisiana Superdome by Curtis & Davis and Associated Architects architect, at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1970 to 1975, in the Great Buildings Online.
Home of the New Orleans Saints, the Louisiana Superdome is one of the NFL’s biggest stadiums.
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 Louisiana Superdome -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the Superdome, is a large, multi-purpose sports and exhibition facility located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (29.951° N 90.081° W).
The stadium was badly damaged from Hurricane Katrina's winds and flooding, and authorities said it contained a "probable biohazard" resulting from trash and human waste left in the building when it was used as a "shelter of last resort" for those who weren't able to flee the city.
The 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl, which pitted the University of Georgia Bulldogs against the West Virginia University Mountaineers, was moved as well from the Superdome to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA.
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 Reason: Echo Chamber in the Superdome: A Louisiana National Guardsman explains how he dealt with false rumors being ...
Most focused on apocalyptic tales of violence that did not leave an evidentiary trail after the Superdome and Convention Center were finally cleared out—the mythical seven-year-old rape victim with her throat slit, the 30-40 bodies in the freezer, the constant gun violence.
I spent last week trying to track down one particularly persistent yet difficult-to-confirm rumor—that rescue helicopters had been shot at, specifically an Air National Guard Chinook at the Superdome in the pre-dawn hours of September 1, which was the main source for the shooting-at-helicopters storyline that immediately swept the globe.
Because the Superdome itself was its own little microcosm—I mean, those 20,000 people no longer had TV or really any contact with the outside world, for the most part, from their point of view.
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 Louisiana (Harpers.org)
It was revealed that during the Hurricane Katrina disaster no one actually shot at a helicopter outside of the Louisiana Superdome, and that reports of homicides and rapes at the Superdome were mostly false.
Louisiana was told that it owes FEMA $3.7 billion for the aid organization's help after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The Louisiana state senate approved a bill that bans abortion except when the procedure can save a woman's life; an amendment to allow exceptions in the cases of women who have been raped or are victims of incest was defeated.
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 The Louisiana Superdome of shame - Pravda.Ru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Watching news coverage of the refugees trying to enter the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans for safety from the approaching force-five Hurricane Katrina, I was incredulous how the people attempting to enter the stadium were being treated by the national guard troops and local police.
There were thousands of poor, mostly fl citizens of the lower Louisiana area, many of them little children and sickly elderly, being forced to stand for hours while the government violated their civil rights with forced searches that were patently unconstitutional, unjust and unreasonable under the dire circumstances.
Heads should roll in Louisiana, for all those whose civil rights were violated on Sunday, August 28, 2005, outside the Louisiana Superdome of Shame.
english.pravda.ru /mailbox/22/101/399/16074_Superdome.html   (1174 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Home - End Zone: The terror domes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Superdome, host of six Super Bowls and four NCAA men's Final Fours, became a hellhole for the thousands of people who were trapped for four days without food, water or medicine as toilets, trash and bodies overflowed in what became a war zone.
The Superdome is a sprawling concrete sports bunker that looks to contemporary eyes like it was designed by blind and incompetent East German architects, especially in comparison to the unique architecture that made New Orleans one of America's most beautiful cities.
But when the Superdome opened in 1975, it was the most celebrated stadium in the world, an important landmark that transformed the Crescent City, a versatile facility that offered something for everybody.
www.nydailynews.com /front/story/343323p-293074c.html   (2143 words)

  
 ABC News: Tagliabue: NFL expects Saints to play in Superdome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tagliabue also sought to reassure the community that the NFL is not simply moving the Saints back to New Orleans for a single season as a public relations move meant to portray the league as sympathetic to victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The Superdome is not expected to be ready to host football until mid-September, but Benson said he is intent on playing both of the Saints' home preseason games at other venues in Louisiana.
Benson then fired an executive who favored returning to Louisiana and briefly sought to cancel the lease at his training headquarters in suburban New Orleans, which was used by federal agencies as a relief base.
abcnews.go.com /Sports/ESPNSports/story?id=1495404   (796 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Superdome is a refuge, but miserable at the same time   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Desperate for fresh air, dozens of refugees from Hurricane Katrina slept on the walkway surrounding the Louisiana Superdome as conditions inside worsened and even more people were brought to the huge arena Tuesday.
Despite the conditions, the Superdome was a welcome refuge for people rescued from the rising water in the city Tuesday.
Katrina ripped two holes in the curved roof, but Superdome and government emergency officials stressed that they did not expect the huge roof to fail.
www.usatoday.com /weather/stormcenter/2005-08-29-superdome-miserable-refuge_x.htm   (730 words)

  
 Louisiana Superdome's Future Uncertain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Like much of New Orleans, the Louisiana Superdome is facing an uncertain future in the wake of hurricane Katrina.
On September 28th, 1975, the Louisiana Superdome opened.
In addition to being the Saints home field, the Superdome was also the home of college football's annual Sugar Bowl and has been the venue for college basketball's Final Four and six National Football League Super Bowls.
www.voanews.com /english/2005-09-07-voa61.cfm   (399 words)

  
 Chaos in the Superdome - Los Angeles Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Louisiana Superdome, once a mighty testament to architecture and ingenuity, became the biggest storm shelter in New Orleans the day before Katrina's arrival Monday.
The hurricane left most of southern Louisiana without power, and the arena, which is in the central business district of New Orleans, was not spared.
The Superdome is patrolled by more than 500 Louisiana National Guard troops, many of whom carry machine guns as sweaty, smelly people press against metal barricades that keep them from leaving, shouting as the soldiers pass by: "Hey!
www.latimes.com /news/nationworld/nation/la-na-superdome1sep01,0,4489032.story?coll=la-home-headlines   (713 words)

  
 Louisiana Superdome
New records were set for event use days and event revenues at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans over the just-completed fiscal year.
The Superdome's main arena was busy for 258 days in the 12-month period ending this past summer, breaking the old record of 255 set the previous year.
A total of $22.8 million in improvements, effecting all levels of the Superdome, were completed in time to host the Nokia Sugar Bowl January 2, 1998 and Super Bowl XXXI January 31, 1998.
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 NewOrleansSaints.com - The Official Web Site Of The New Orleans Saints
Louisiana Superdome: The restoration process has been fast tracked to have the Superdome ready for reopening in September.
New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson and NFL Commissioner, Paul Tagliabue, visited New Orleans on January 11, 2006, where they met with Superdome, state, and local officials to receive a progress report on the Dome's status.
The Saints and the NFL are preparing for the 2006 regular season to be played in the Superdome in its entirety.
www.neworleanssaints.com /newsroomarticle.cfm?articleid=2281   (495 words)

  
 Stadiums of the NFL-Superdome-New Orleans Saints
Sometime in the far future, when the Superdome no longer exists and is only a memory, it may not be remembered for all the sporting events that have been played there, but for one event, Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The dome stadium was named the Louisiana Superdome, because of its massive size.
The hurricane sheared away much of the roof's covering and water leaked into the stadium as it was used as a shelter for thousands of stranded residents.
www.stadiumsofnfl.com /nfc/Superdome.htm   (512 words)

  
 CNN.com - Relief workers confront 'urban warfare' - Sep 1, 2005
One displaced resident at the Louisiana Superdome issued a warning to authorities who may be headed to the stadium, where up to 30,000 people sought refuge after Monday's Hurricane Katrina and now await evacuation to Texas by bus.
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco gave the grim news that "thousands" of people died in the hurricane and its aftermath in New Orleans and surrounding parishes, though she said no official count had been compiled.
Outside the Superdome, throngs of people waiting for a bus ride to Texas completely covered an outside plaza, where they waited in the heat and rain.
www.cnn.com /2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.impact   (1237 words)

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