To us it seems like just yesterday we were first talking about the status of the creepy ghost town that is Six Flags New Orleans, but it was actually like two years ago. Since then there really hasn’t been too much going on, and all the tentative plans to revitalize, revamp, and return the park to its former glory have come and gone. Things are looking up again, as the city is now looking at eight different options to bring back another part of the city following Hurricane Katrina.

City officials were presented with the new options and bids for redevelopment earlier this month, and now they’re getting ready to think them all over. Of course there are a couple new theme park options—including a green theme park to be called "Crescent City Amusement Park."

It’s hot in NOLA, so a couple of the other options also include water parks, and one of them even proposed a Hollywood-style backlot for movie production. ]]> kjb 2011-11-30T09:43:08-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/6/9/73119/10011

Last week we filled you in on the current situation at Six Flags New Orleans, and now we have a little bit of news that may brighten the situation. Even though there’s all kinds of legal battles between the city and the suits at Six Flags, things may soon begin to move forward with a new project.

A member of city government recently flew out to Texas to check out a company called Big League Dreams. This developer is looking to transform the graveyard of roller coasters into an area filled with water rides and facilities for youth sports. We’re just hoping that the water park will be a good one, because the city’s residents definitely need a place to cool off in the summer. ]]> kjb 2009-06-09T12:32:08-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/6/2/73144/96009

Following Hurricane Katrina, there were much bigger crawdads to boil than worrying about the fate of roller coasters and Ferris wheels. However, years after the storm, Six Flags New Orleans continues to sit vacant, serving as a reminder of the devastation of the area.

Situated on the eastern side of the city, the park remains the biggest eyesore to locals who are trying their best to get things back to normal in this area. There may be other damaged buildings that also still wait for the bulldozer or the renovators, but clearly a deserted theme park is one of the largest and most tragic-looking. ]]> kjb 2009-06-02T09:17:04-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/8/28/22144/4867

It's been two years to the day since Hurricane Katrina blew through the Big Easy and left only destruction in its path. But if anyone in this country knows how pick up the pieces (and throw a party), it's the residents of New Orleans.

Sure they'll be the standard moment of silence to remember those who died. But New Orleans has always been a place to celebrate the living, which may be why there's more to the anniversary than an overflow of tears. Jed Horne, a former reporter for The Times-Picayune and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, will join others in Jackson Square for a talk about the city's effort to maintain its character post-Katrina. And last night, at the stroke of midnight, musicians, artists, filmmakers and actors gathered for a night of expression at the Landmark Canal Place Cinema Theater.

But no New Orleans memorial-turned-celebration is ever complete without a serious focus on the food. That's why Chef Scott Boswell--of Stella and Stanley restaurants--will offer $5 charcoal-grilled cheeseburgers--just as he did days after Hurricane Katrina hit. We would have expected crawfish or gumbo. But for the second anniversary, his burgers just feel right.

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[Photo: DefenseLink]]]> jnaw 2007-08-29T08:45:01-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2006/2/17/04510/8625 Due to Katrina, Fodor's never released its 2006 guide to New Orleans even though it had already been printed. Its 2007 edition won't be ready for months, but in the meantime my former colleagues have put up on the web a free 32-page PDF guide for Mardi Gras and beyond.
--John Rambow]]> johnrambow 2006-02-17T08:55:11-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/