Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, previously known as the Louisiana Superdome and colloquially known as the Superdome, is a sports and exhibition arena located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Read More at Wikipedia ›It's hard to believe now that the Louisiana Superdome was once filled with water, mold and tens of thousands of evacuees escaping the flooded neighborhoods of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
State and city officials showed off its newly completed upgrades on Wednesday, touting the improvements as having "all the bells and whistles" of a new facility.Seats have been replaced or refurbished, and new ones added; there are new club facilities and restrooms, and new video systems and scoreboards installed. Luxury suites have been added and the Saints' locker room expanded to twice its old size."We have a state of the art, modern stadium and we've saved the taxpayer money," Gov. Bobby Jindal said after a tour.The multi-phase $336 million project begun after Katrina wrecked the building in 2005, stripping away part of the roof and dumping water throughout, allowing mold to grow unchecked. Evacuees stewed in the summer heat without air conditioning or working bathrooms in a scene that epit...Drew Brees kept New Orleans' offense rolling, and Jay Cutler had little chance of keeping up against a Saints defense determined to regain an intimidating edge.Brees...
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Clearly beating rival Southern, 36-12, felt oh so good to the Grambling State Tigers at the XXXVIII State Farm Bayou Classic on Saturday.But something else felt even...
You sometimes hear people in sports utter the phrase, "Statistics are for losers."You might know some of those Thanksgiving turkeys.While it's true that sometimes st...
Mark Ingram's first career touchdown proved winner, as the Saints defeated the Texans, 40-33, in a wild finish at the Louisiana Superdome .Ingram, the Saints' first-...
The New Orleans Saints and Mercedes-Benz year naming rights deal for the recently renovated Superdome.The Times-Picayune reports that the new name of the iconic stad...
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Far fewer people died or were left homeless by last year's devastating earthquake than claimed by Haitian leaders, a report commissioned by the U.S. government has c...
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The 36-year-old Louisiana Superdome is getting its biggest overhaul since Hurricane Katrina tore away a lot of the roof and flooded the arena with millions of gallon...
The home of the New Orleans Saints and site of six Super Bowls will be renamed the Mercedes-Benz Superdome under a deal with the German automaker, the team said ahea...
The eye doctor gave some advice about the blurry vision.He said to stop looking at the entire 2012 FCS schedule for hours upon end.Sorry, just a habit. But with 122 ...
Five years after Hurricane Katrina, the home of the New Orleans Saints has had a major makeover
By Steve GinsburgNEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Kentucky overcame an uncharacteristically tepid performance by red-hot freshman Anthony Davis to defeat Kansas 67-59 on Mond...
a small boy sobbed hysterically as he was separated from his dog Snowball while departing the wretched Louisiana Superdome .Snowball was one of thousands of pets spl...
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — When Randall Gay saw middle-aged men exchange tearful embraces in the Louisiana Superdome, he could relate.Gay grew up in Brusly, near Baton Rou...
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