A former Six Flags park is finally being demolished after Hurricane Katrina's devastation

New Orleans’ erstwhile Six Flags taxable park, which shuttered successful nan aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, is yet coming down

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans' erstwhile Six Flags taxable park, which shuttered successful nan aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, is yet coming down.

Demolition is underway astatine nan eastbound New Orleans tract of nan decaying complex of carnival rides and buildings that became a awesome of nan 2005 storm’s enduring devastation, The Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate reported.

The parkland opened successful 2000 conscionable disconnected Interstate 10 arsenic Jazzland Theme Park, but it went bankrupt successful 2 seasons. Six Flags took complete nan lease, but past Hurricane Katrina struck, flooding nan parkland and overmuch of nan city. The taxable parkland ne'er reopened, and Six Flags yet went bankrupt. Control of nan spot past went to nan Industrial Development Board of nan City of New Orleans, which negotiated an statement pinch nan New Orleans Redevelopment Authority that gave NORA title transportation ownership of nan site.

Smoot Construction, based successful New Orleans, was hired to lead nan demolition task and has started to dismantle nan site’s galore unsalvageable structures, developer Troy Henry told nan newspaper Monday.

“It’s a bully thing. It’s a happy day,” said Henry, who lives successful New Orleans East. “We’re excited astir nan progress, we’re happy to spot nan shot rolling.”

Henry and others are advancing caller plans for nan onshore done a improvement business called Bayou Phoenix. The proposals see a storage and distribution center, an acquisition installation tally by a section nonprofit called STEM NOLA, a h2o park, hotel, esports arena and a movie studio.

Henry said Bayou Phoenix has reached an statement pinch 1 of 3 “anchor tenants” for nan projected halfway projects and talks are continuing pinch imaginable tenants for nan remaining 2 “anchor” projects. Developers dream to decorativeness those talks by year's end, he said.

More updates astir nan task will beryllium unveiled connected Nov. 12, Henry said.