New Orleans seeks 2013 Super Bowl

[DC4]

NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Saints and the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation have submitted a bid to host the 2013 Super Bowl.

Foundation president Jay Cicero says the bid submitted Friday afternoon deals with technical aspects of hosting the game, such as the availability of hotel rooms and convention facilities.

New Orleans has hosted nine Super Bowls, but none since 2002. The bid marks the city's first attempt to bring back the NFL's championship game since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.

The state and the Saints are negotiating to extend the team's Louisiana Superdome lease through 2025. Saints officials are optimistic the new lease will be in place by the time the NFL votes in May on where to award the 2013 Super Bowl.

Bring the Superbowl to the Big Easy, IMO New Orleans could be the perfect place to host a SB.

You know city could attract a lot of tourism as if they don't get enough with Mardi Gras

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Hopefully we get the big game.

Not only are we the best host city in the US, but it would be a great event to help New Orleans continue its regrowth.

I think that is something that is very misleading, people think New Orleans is back when it isn't even close. The 9th Ward for example, is still destroyed.

http://pics4.city-data.com/cpicc/cfiles31324.jpg

It still looks like that this very day.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20..._bridge_big.jpg

http://www.thewe.cc/thewei/_/images_4/us/n...rged_houses.jpe

http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/71545213.j...40A659CEC4C8CB6