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When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, the Saenger Theatre suffered significant water damage. [7] The water line was approximately a foot above stage level, filling the basement and orchestra seating area. Fortunately it was in the middle of a major renovation, so all carpeting and seating had been removed in anticipation of being ...
Real New Orleans, a weekly and later monthly program aired in late nights, debuted in 1990, and the station also had sports programs (Saints Sideline, Hometown Sports Page, Friday Night Football) and a cooking program, Cookin' with Soul. [38] In 1993, the station debuted a new local game show: N.O. It Alls, which was produced by Brandon Tartikoff.
The New Orleans metropolitan area gained 12.5% of move-ins since 2018. [24] As of 2020, Greater New Orleans had a racial makeup of 51% White Americans, 35% Blacks or African Americans, 3% Asians, 2% from two or more races, and 9% Hispanic or Latinos of any race. [24] The area's median age was 39 and the population made up 52% females and 48% males.
UNITY of Greater New Orleans reported 1,188 homeless people after their 2018 Point-in-Time count performed in January. [25] As of 2018, New Orleans has maintained a "functional zero" in veteran homelessness for three years. Going forward, UNITY's efforts are focused on support for chronically homeless people with physical and/or mental ...
Grand Central Terminal contains a variety of stores and food vendors, including upscale restaurants and bars, a food hall, and a grocery marketplace. The building is also noted for its library, event hall, tennis club, control center and offices for the railroad, and sub-basement power station.
The New Orleans Mint (French: Monnaie de La Nouvelle-Orléans) operated in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a branch mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909. During its years of operation, it produced over 427 million gold and silver coins of nearly every American denomination , with a total face value of over US$ 307 ...
Their winning bid protects their investment and gives them full control over the high-rise. The new owners, Plainfield Direct, are remaining tight-lipped about their plans for the building. On December 19, 2007, Plainfield Direct paid the City of New Orleans $608,000 in back taxes and announced plans to spend $10 million on environmental ...
Designed by William Nowland Van Powell and Henry Ehrensing [2] as the Claiborne Towers apartment building, construction started in April 1950 at a cost of $10 million. [3] The building was the largest apartment complex in the city upon opening in 1951, [4] containing 1,036 air-conditioned apartments, [3] and was built on land leased from Tulane University [3] by the developer Paul Kapelow.