Downtown New Orleans Welcomes Home the
World Champion New Orleans Saints!

"We have enjoyed several special homecomings with the Saints, and this year we have yet another reason to celebrate the return of our team and of course the fans to Downtown New Orleans!" says DDD President & CEO Kurt Weigle. 

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In addition to the 10 home games the Saints will play in the Superdome this year, Downtown will also play host to some of the largest sporting events in the country, including the Allstate Sugar Bowl, New Orleans Bowl and the NCAA Men's Basketball Regionals.

"We are a city that loves sports and large-scale entertainment," says Weigle, "Downtown will welcome tens of thousands of fans for each of these events and of course we are all gearing up for the biggest event of all--SuperBowl XLVII to be held here in 2013."

Even more of the world's biggest sporting events are expected to follow, with the completion of a $304 million makeover of the Superdome scheduled to be completed in 2011.  To complement the upgrades to the Superdome's interior, shiny new bronze hued aluminum panels are replacing the original exterior skin around all sides of the iconic structure.  Work on installing the 16,000 panels is underway and once completed, they will restore the original color of the Superdome and will result in improved insulation and energy savings. 

The Superdome won't be the only building in the area to receive a facelift.  Earlier this year, Saints owner Tom Benson and the State of Louisiana also reached an agreement to co-develop the properties surrounding the Superdome, including the former Dominion Tower, New Orleans Centre Mall and parking lot.  Together they plan to turn the area into a spectacular 70,000 square foot Festival Plaza and state-of-the-art entertainment district. 

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