Hurricane Katrina
Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2005
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| March 2025 | Skycoaster was demolished. |
| February 2025 | Mad Rex, Daffy Duck and the Backlot Tour Bus, Tazmanian Devil Rumble in the Jungle, and Bugs Bunny Barnstormers were demolished. |
| February 2 2025 | Mega Zeph coaster was completely torn down. The sign was saved by the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives, and the trains were sold to Pistone Scrap Processing. |
| January 19 2025 | Mega Zeph caught fire, leading to further demolition of the lift hill and additional portions of the coaster. |
| January 2025 | Yosemite Sam and the Wild West Wheel and Jocco's Mardi Gras Madness were demolished. |
| December 2024 | Demolition resumed with a new contractor after the previous attempt was stopped. |
| November 2024 | Demolition of Mega Zeph began, with initial work starting near the bend before the station. |
| November 2024 | Demolition of the former theme park commenced, but was quickly halted due to contractor issues. |
| August 2024 | Announcement made that Six Flags New Orleans will be demolished in September after 19 years of abandonment, with construction to begin shortly after. |
| 2023 | The film 'Renfield' uses the dilapidated basement of Charity Hospital as Dracula's modern-day lair, with production designer Alec Hammond noting the building's haunting reputation and historical significance. |
| 2023 | Danny Engelberg was named Chief Defender of the Orleans Public Defenders office. |
| October 2023 | The lease for park redevelopment was signed. |
| August 15 2023 | New Orleans Redevelopment Authority approved the Bayou Phoenix development proposal to move to the next phase. |
| March 7 2023 | An agreement was finally reached to redevelop the park site. |
| January 4 2023 | The National Hurricane Center updated Katrina's fatality data, revising the total number of deaths from 1,833 to 1,392. |
| December 14 2022 |
Arabi, Louisiana
A strong EF2 tornado struck Arabi around 4:00 p.m. CDT, nine months after the previous tornado. The tornado caused severe structural damage to homes, downed trees and power lines, and completely destroyed the same brewery that was demolished in the March tornado. Six people were injured, but no fatalities occurred.
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| November 10 2022 | Redevelopment plans were announced to be 'on life support' with no lease agreement reached. |
| September 2022 | The Associated Press issued a style guide change recommending that reporters explicitly mention the role of levee failures in the Hurricane Katrina devastation in New Orleans. |
| March 22 2022 |
Arabi, Louisiana
An intense EF3 tornado struck Arabi after 7:30 p.m. CDT, causing widespread destruction along Friscoville Avenue, St. Bernard Highway, and Judge Perez Drive. The tornado damaged Arabi Elementary School, destroyed a brewery and a church, and resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries. Large metal transmission towers were severely damaged, leaving Arabi without power for days.
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| 2021 | Park used as a movie location for 'Reminiscence'. |
| October 2021 | New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced Bayou Phoenix as the partner chosen to redevelop the Six Flags New Orleans site. |
| July 2021 | Bright Sun Films documentary 'Closed for Storm' receives wide release. |
| April 2 2021 |
Killing of Henry Glover
Gregory McRae was released from prison.
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| 2020 |
Arabi, Louisiana
Recorded population of 4,533 in the US Census, establishing Arabi's demographic status as a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.
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| 2020 |
Arabi, Louisiana
Arabi recorded a population of 4,533 according to the United States census.
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| August 21 2020 | Final confirmed release date for the film after multiple pandemic-related delays. |
| August 21 2020 | Cut Throat City was released in the United States by Well Go USA Entertainment, marking its theatrical debut. |
| August 14 2020 | Tropical Storm Kyle surpassed Katrina as the earliest eleventh named storm in the Atlantic, beating Katrina's previous record by 10 days. |
| July 31 2020 | Second rescheduled release date for the film. |
| July 17 2020 | First rescheduled release date for the film. |
| April 10 2020 | Initial planned release date, which was pulled from the schedule due to the pandemic. |
| March 14 2020 | Original world premiere at South by Southwest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Rapper NF uses parts of the park for his music video 'Leave Me Alone'. Parts of the park are also used in the movie 'Synchronic'. The park becomes the subject of the Bright Sun Films documentary 'Closed for Storm'. |
| 2019 | City explored demolition and land clearance options due to resident complaints, with estimated costs of $1.3 million. |
| October 2019 | LSU approved a re-development project to transform the former Charity Hospital into a mixed-use facility, including homes, retail spaces, and other facilities. The project was awarded to 1532 Tulane Partners, a joint venture between CCNO and El-Ad Group. |
| April 2019 |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works controversies
A federal appeals court overturned Judge Duval's previous ruling, stating that plaintiffs failed to prove that construction or operation of the outlet caused the flooding.
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| February 2019 |
Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans
A resident of Algiers Point was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting three black men attempting to flee the area in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The perpetrator died shortly after sentencing.
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| 2018 | Dreamlanding Festival Park abandons their redevelopment plans after concluding that the park's rides and buildings are no longer economically viable to salvage. |
| December 2018 | Ethan Hawke joined the cast of the film, adding to the existing ensemble. |
| June 2018 | Well Go USA Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film 'Cut Throat City'. |
| June 2018 | The IDB renewed the cooperative agreement with the new mayor, maintaining the decision-making power within the mayor's office and keeping Jazzland's interest in the property alive. |
| 2017 | Hurricane Katrina tied with Hurricane Harvey as the costliest tropical cyclone on record. |
| 2017 |
Displacement after Hurricane Katrina
Population continued to rebound, but at a much slower rate, increasing by only 271 people per year.
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| December 2017 | Cast announcement for 'Cut Throat City' including Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes, T.I., Eiza González, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Shameik Moore, Joel David Moore, Kat Graham, Rob Morgan, Keean Johnson, Denzel Whitaker, Isaiah Washington, and Sam Daly, with RZA set to direct the film based on a screenplay by Paul Cuschieri. |
| December 2017 | Principal photography for 'Cut Throat City' commenced in New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| May 2017 | The Industrial Development Board (IDB) voted to transfer decision-making power regarding the property to the Mayor's office. |
| February 2017 | Jazzland Paidia Company submitted a purchase offer for the Six Flags New Orleans property. |
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