Crescent City Classic—RUE DE RECOVERY

Clark High School ($124,000)

As part of the Orleans Parish Priority School initiative, 
Joseph S. Clark High School reopened in April of 2006 and is now the proud home of the innovative New Tech New Orleans Parent/Teacher/Student Association. FEMA grants helped restore this historic facility, which sustained moderate damage during Hurricane Katrina


McDonogh High School ($1.0 million)

After sustaining significant interior damage during Hurricane Katrina, John McDonogh Sr. High School reopened in 2006 after repair work was completed to the 100-year-old academic facility. 


New Orleans City Park ($28.2 million)

As one of the oldest parks in the country, New Orleans City Park holds a special place in the hearts of generations of New Orleanians. Hurricane Katrina caused significant damage to the park and its facilities, and as a result, FEMA has helped guarantee its full restoration so that it can be enjoyed by future generations as well. 


Tad Gormley Stadium ($2.3 million) 

This multipurpose outdoor stadium incurred flood waters during Hurricane Katrina but has since been fully renovated with newly remodeled public facilities, locker rooms, concessions, press box and track. In August of 2008, this historic stadium reopened, kicking off the 2008 football season with the St. Augustine Jamboree. 


Wisner Tennis Center
($104,103)

Due to its extensive Katrina-related damages, New Orleans City Park demolished the original Wisner Tennis Center building and is constructing a new tennis center near the park’s Popp Fountain. As before, the rebuilt Wisner Tennis Center facility will house the park’s tennis administration and oversee the park’s tennis court operations. 


Timkin Center ($140,000)

City Park’s Timkin Center is fully repaired and “open for business” – offering city park visitors deli sandwiches and coffee in its Parkview Café and providing a place for events and receptions in its Parkview Terrace room. 


New Orleans Museum of Art
($3.6 million)

As the pre-Katrina home of more than 40,000 pieces of art, the New Orleans Museum of Art suffered extensive losses, both to its structure and contents, from Hurricane Katrina. FEMA has provided more than $3.6 million for the restoration of the museum, which includes building repairs and the replacement of its various art collections. 





Girl Scout Cabin ($31,931)

The City Park Girl Scout cabin, a one room stone building built in the 1920s, suffered flood and roof damages during Hurricane Katrina. All repair work has been completed, and the cabin is being used once again by the Girl Scouts as a base camp for outdoor skills training. 


New Orleans Fire Dept. ($22.9 million)

Also known as “Engine 29,” the NOFD Headquarters on 
Decatur Street continues to oversee fire safety operations throughout the city – thanks in large part to more than $22.9 million in FEMA funding to restore 38 New Orleans’ fire stations.  Of these 38 stations, 15 are fully in service and 17 are partially in service.


New Orleans Department of Public Works Citywide Street Signs ($1.5 million) 

Over 17,000 Katrina-damaged street signs throughout New Orleans, such as this one on 
Esplanade Avenue, have been replaced or repaired. 


Mahalia Jackson Theater & Armstrong Park ($11.1 million)
New Orleans Municipal Auditorium ($4.0 million)

The Mahalia Jackson Theater, New Orleans’ premier performing arts venue, reopened for the first time since Katrina in January 2009. FEMA grants helped to fund the theater’s renovation and necessary repairs to Armstrong Park to support its reopening. 
     
Before Katrina, the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium served as a multipurpose arena, hosting many events such as concerts and Mardi Gras balls dating back to its opening in the 1930s. Federal funding will help with repairing this facility so that it can reopen and continue to contribute to the culture of New Orleans.