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A roller coaster on the site where Six Flags amusement in New Orleans East used to operate. Nov. 25, 2012.
A public committee has narrowed future plans for the former Six Flags New Orleans site down to two proposals.
Many of the more than 300 public comments submitted to the committee hours before a virtual meeting via Zoom pledged support for a project by a group of developers called Bayou Phoenix, which seeks to put a logistics hub, travel center, water park, sports complex and hotel on the site. The group said that the logistics center could attract tenants like Amazon or Walmart.
April 1, 2021
Draining has a specialized set of pointers, the foremost of which is “When it rains, no drains!”, because the dangers of turning into entrapped, washed away, or killed improve dramatically during heavy rainfall. The activity presents varied risks, including each bodily danger and, if accomplished illegally and/or without permission, the potential for arrest and punishment. Some actions associated with city exploration violate native or regional laws and certain broadly interpreted anti-terrorism laws, or may be thought-about trespassing or invasion of privateness. Below are a few of our favorite movies from The Proper People’s adventures. For full content, head over to the group’s official YouTube channelhere. The urban exploration movement traces its origins to on-line forums that allowed “all these weirdos to connect” and trade recommendations on locations to visit, stated Matthew Christopher, the founder of the website Abandoned America.
Exploring the Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans
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Six Flags New Orleans is a favorite of urban explorers after its 2005 abandonment. In the 15+ years.
Editor s Note: The site is not open to the public and is patrolled by the New Orleans Police Department who will arrest trespassers.
As recent at 2020 the old entrance sign to the park displays the message Closed for Storm
These thrill-seekers visited during the 2020 pandemic. Their video shows that despite the ravage of time, the heat and humidity of New Orleans and graffiti vandals, there is still plenty of infrastructure to the park, including rides they can still hop in.
You can check out the story posted to Twitter by @wdsu below
According to the report from WDSU, which you can check out here, New Orleans officials have put out the call to any developers that have the desire to bring back the abandoned amusement park in New Orleans East.
While prior attempts to bring back the park, formerly known as Jazzland , have failed, the city is giving another go at bringing back this park in some form or fashion.
The deadline for developers to submit ideas for how they would bring the park back is February 9, 2021.
In this June 22, 2019 aerial photo, a roller coaster and concession buildings of the abandoned Six Flags Great Adventure Amusement Park are seen in New Orleans. The abandoned New Orleans amusement park that has stood empty since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 may finally be torn down. The Six Flags park never reopened after the levees failed and flooded the city with water. (DroneBase via AP)
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PHOTO COURTESY JAKE WILLIAMS, BRIGHT SUN FILMS
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