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SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA Sometime in the far future, when the Superdome no longer exists, instead of being remembered for sports games there, it will be a memory of one event, Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In the mid 1960s, New Orleans businessman Dave Dixon envisioned a domed stadium that could bring a football team to the area. Dixon's vision soon became a reality. After much discussion and planning, the Louisiana Legislature passed a bill that allowed the stadium to be built on November 8, 1966. After reaching an agreement to build a stadium, the NFL awarded the area a team, the New Orleans Saints. Construction began in August 1971 and was completed by August 1975. Due to its massive size, the dome stadium was named the Louisiana Superdome. The Superdome covers 13 acres and is 27 stories tall. From the outside it looks like a massive spaceship. The
New Orleans Saints played their first game at the Superdome on
September 28, 1975 against the Cincinnati Bengals. Almost 70,000
multicolored seats divided into three tiers, circle the entire field at the
Superdome. Every seat next to another one is a different color,
making it seem like more people are at the stadium. Several video/scoreboards are located inside the
Superdome. During the summer of 1996, the Superdome underwent a
$22.8 million renovation project that included a new entrance
lobby and ticket offices, an additional concourse serving the
upper level seats,
refurbished ballrooms, additional
accommodations for the disabled and upgraded safety and security
equipment. After the 2002 season, the Astroturf pla
In April 2009, the
Saints and the State of Louisiana reached an agreement to keep
the franchise at the Superdome through 2025. The agreement
includes upgrading the Superdome and resurrecting an abandoned
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