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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
River City Casino was a twin riverboat casino complex (Grand Palais and Crescent City Queen) in New Orleans, Louisiana, located one block upriver from New Orleans Morial Convention Center. It was the brainchild of Christopher Hemmeter (operating the Grand Palais riverboat) with a 50/50 joint venture with Capital Gaming International (operating ...
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.
The Civic Theatre is a 1,200-seat theater located in New Orleans, Louisiana. [1] The theatre was originally built in 1906 and is used for concerts, plays, films, corporate events and private parties. [2]
The space officially opened June 1, 1899, and the store claimed at that time to have 3.5 acres (150,000 sq ft; 14,000 m 2) of floor space [5] and to be the largest retail store in the Western United States. [6] Later Hamburger's added an additional 2,500 square feet (230 m 2) onto its back side on New High Street [7] [8] [9]
Mammon and Manon in Early New Orleans: The First Slave Society in the Deep South, 1718–1819. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 978-1572330245. Jackson, Joy J. (1969). New Orleans in the Gilded Age: Politics and Urban Progress, 1880–1896. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. Leavitt, Mel (1982). A Short History of New ...