Superdome

A news release put out by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association details that the 2020 Football Prep Classic is being moved from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans to Northwestern University in Natchitoches.

A statement from the New Orleans Saints details the phased introduction of allowing fans in the Superdome for upcoming home games. 3,000 Saints fans will be allowed access to this weekends game and up to 15,000 fans could be allowed by late December.

Reports by NFL insiders are saying that Saints officials are meeting with LSU officials about hosting upcoming games in Baton Rouge at Tiger Stadium. These talks come as Mayor Latoya Cantrell has continued to decline Saints requests to allow fans in the Superdome.

Mayor-President Josh Guillory of Lafayette has a solution for the New Orleans Saints not being able to have fans inside of the Superdome for home games. He has offered the Saints and the NFL the option to host Saints home games in Lafayette at Cajun Field if Mayor Cantrell will not allow fans in the Superdome.

So much work goes on inside the Superdome prior to a New Orleans Saints game.

If you've ever wondered how that logo gets there on Sundays your inquiring mind should be satisfied.

The New Orleans Saints announced on Wednesday that they will play their season opener in the Superdome without any fans present.

Work on the Superdome renovations continued through the state-wide shutdown, as the project was deemed "essential".

Current COVID-19 guidelines would only allow about 13,000 fans in the stands compared to over 74,000 in a non-pandemic year.

Given it's the City of New Orleans, it seems the partnership would be a match made in...well...you know what I'm getting at.

The Superdome is looking for a new naming rights partner and one of these local options could totally fit the bill.

A spokesperson for the Superdome Commission says the goal of the pending construction project is to "bring the Superdome to the 21st century".

I had the opportunity to do a comparison over the weekend: Heinz Field in Pittsburgh vs. the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

Edwards will participate in the official coin toss of the football game in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Things went off without a hitch...well almost.  The Super Bowl was called a success, but then the outage made things a little different.  Roger Goodell said that he was pleased that things went well and that the big game would come back, if it were up to him...

SMG, the company that manages the stadium, and Entergy New Orleans, the facility's power provider, released a joint statement on Tuesday stating both parties had agreed to hire outside experts to investigate why half the lights in the stadium went out.

It comes as no surprise that cameras were rolling last night in the Superdome control room when the lights so famously went out.

I hope the Falcons watch the Superbowl in some cheap bar.

A new street car line is being built in New Orleans for the upcoming Superbowl.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fans coming to the Super Bowl in New Orleans in February should be able to get onto their Wi-Fi devices with more ease. On Wednesday the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District Board approved spending $343,200 on expanding the Wi-Fi network for the Superdome, the New Orleans Arena and nearby Champions Square...