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7:00 am
Tue February 19, 2013

WrestleMania Coming to New Orleans Next Year

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WWE announces New Orleans as next year's host city for WrestleMania.

New Orleans is getting another major event. World Wrestling Entertainment is bringing its 30th “WrestleMania” show to the Superdome next year.

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The Superdome
1:31 pm
Sun February 3, 2013

The Superdome Through the Years

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Credit Curtis and Davis Office Records / Southeastern Architectural Archive, Special Collections Division, Tulane University Libraries
Frank Lotz Miller's 1970 architectural model of what would become the Superdome.
Credit Curtis and Davis Office Records / Southeastern Architectural Archive, Special Collections Division, Tulane University Libraries
Nathaniel C. Curtis, Jr.'s Superdome sketch, from 1975.
Credit Superdome, New Orleans Image Files / Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University
Inside the construction.
Credit Superdome file, Ephemera Collection / Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University
Concept aerial drawing of the Superdome.
Credit Superdome, New Orleans Image Files / Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University
The building begins to take shape.
Credit Superdome file, Ephemera Collection / Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University
Superdome promotional drawing.
Credit Superdome, New Orleans Image Files / Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University
Finished.
Credit Superdome, New Orleans Image Files / Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University
Basic facts on the Superdome.
Credit Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University
Facts About the Lousiana Superdome, from the Louisiana Superdome Newsletter, Nov. 15, 1973.
Credit Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University
Thousands View Dome Dedication. The Louisiana Superdome Newsletter, Aug. 15, 1975.
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The Superdome began as a public referendum in 1966, and shines today as New Orleans gets ready to celebrate Super Bowl XLVII.

Built atop the bulldozed Back o' Town neighborhood, the Superdome is the site of ecstasy and tragedy, of countless celebrations and memories, historical agonies and post-K clichés. The Dome is a temple to our Saints and our city, and — love it or hate it — you can't ignore it.

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Features
5:52 am
Sat February 2, 2013

For New Orleans, Superdome A Symbol Of City's Spirit

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Credit Charlie Riedel / AP
The San Francisco 49ers play the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII at the Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday.
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The Superdome provided shelter for victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, but was described as a "hellhole."
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By KEITH O'BRIEN

Originally published on Sat February 2, 2013 2:07 pm

The Superdome in New Orleans has hosted heavyweight fights, papal visits, and — after this weekend — seven Super Bowls, an NFL record. But no event looms larger in the dome's history than Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 storm that turned the stadium into a teeming shelter of last resort.

During the storm, reporters spared no hyperbole when describing scenes of human suffering. The Superdome, in particular, was described as a "hellhole" and "apocalyptic," and it was sort of true.

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Super Bowl XLVII
11:31 am
Mon January 7, 2013

Super Bowl Street Closures Suspended for Hornets Games

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Superdome traffic map, in effect during Hornets games.
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Traffic restrictions around parts of downtown, enacted this past weekend as part of the run-up to this year's Super Bowl, will be suspended during Hornets games to allow access, the Mercedes-Benz Superdome announced today on Twitter.

Lane and exit closures have already begun to snarl traffic throughout the CBD, according to numerous reports this morning, the first full work day for many since the restrictions began.

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