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The Louisiana Superdome, located at 1500 Poydras Street, New
Orleans, LA 70112, has been the home of the New Orleans Saints
and the University of Tulane Green Wave since 1975. The Saints
play in the National Football League while the University of Tulane
plays in Conference-USA. The New Orleans Jazz (now in Utah) of
the National Basketball Association played in the Superdome from
1975-1979 and the New Orleans Breakers of the USFL played in the Superdome
during the 1984 season. The Superdome is owned by the Louisiana Stadium/Expo
District and construction costs were $134 at the time of construction. The
stadium was financed thru a bond issue backed by a hotel tax. The Superdome
can hold almost 73,000 people ranking it among the top stadiums annually in
total attendance. The stadium sits on 13 acres of land and is 27 stories high
at its peak.
The stadium also features 137 luxury suites and more than 14,000
club level seats, also near the top in the nation. The attendance in the
late 1990s wasn’t anything too exciting to the league but
when the Saints made the playoffs in the 2000 season,
the fans were behind them all the way and in the following seasons,
the Saints have sold out nearly every game that has been played
at the Superdome. The Saints were another of the NFL teams that
made the switch to a Fieldturf playing surface in
2002 after using Astroturf for many years. During the summer
of 1996, the Superdome underwent $22.8 million of renovations
including a new entrance lobby, new ticket offices, an additional
concourse serving the upper level seats, refurbished ballrooms,
additional accommodations for the disabled and upgraded safety
and security equipment. The Superdome has also hosted baseball
and basketball games, trade shows, conventions, concerts, and
many other events over the years along with six Super Bowls.
The Superdome is completely domed but the Saints are interested
in building a new stadium featuring a retractable roof to show
off the wonderful weather that the city of New Orleans is accustomed
to.
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