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unusual facts about Louisiana Superdome



1998 San Francisco 49ers season

Still smarting from their poor performance at Buffalo, the Niners traveled to the Superdome and crushed Mike Ditka's Saints 31–0.

2005 New Orleans Saints season

The Saints played two preseason games in the Louisiana Superdome before being forced to evacuate New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina.

2005 New York Giants season

The game was originally slated to be a home game for the Saints but had to be moved since the city of New Orleans was still recovering from Hurricane Katrina, and the Louisiana Superdome was untenable after being used as an emergency shelter for locals displaced by the hurricane.

2005 Tulane Green Wave football team

Their home stadium, the Louisiana Superdome, was damaged by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and forced the Green Wave to play the entire season on the road.

Amie Comeaux

When she was nine years old, she sang the Star-Spangled Banner at a New Orleans Saints game in the Louisiana Superdome, and continued to do so throughout her teenage years.

Declan Mullin

Mullin came to the U.S. in 1988, working for Spectator Management Group and has had operational review responsibilities for the Louisiana Superdome, the Memphis Cook Convention Center, the Atlantic City Convention Center, the Pittsburgh Civic Center, Tampa Bay Ice Palace and Jacksonville Stadium.

Girod Street Cemetery

However, several sources state that the Louisiana Superdome was not built on the former cemetery location, but the former location of the Illinois Central Railroad engine terminal and roundhouse.

Hyatt Regency New Orleans

It is part of a complex of connected buildings, which includes the Louisiana Superdome, 1250 Poydras Plaza, Entergy Tower, and the Benson Tower.

Marion Abramson High School

As Hurricane Katrina was about to hit land, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) designated Abramson as a place where people could receive transportation to the Louisiana Superdome, a shelter of last resort.

Wake Me Up When September Ends

The song was performed live with U2 guitarist The Edge in the pregame show of the Monday Night Football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons; it was the first game played in the Superdome in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.


see also

John G. Schwegmann

He spoke out on a plethora of issues, including price-fixing, the Pentagon Papers, taxation, and the Louisiana Superdome.

Superdome

The Mercedes-Benz Superdome (formerly Louisiana Superdome) in New Orleans, Louisiana