Six Flags, New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina

Years after Hurricane Katrina, demolition at Six Flags in New Orleans begins
Demolition has started at New Orleans' abandoned Six Flags, closed since Hurricane Katrina. The site is set for redevelopment.
Demolition begins at abandoned Six Flags park
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - More than 19 years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the park, the old Six Flags in New Orleans East is coming down. Developer Troy Henry confirmed demolition has begun on the property. He expects demolition to be completed by January 2025, paving the way for the new Bayou Phoenix development.
New Orleans Six Flags that closed in wake of Hurricane Katrina is finally being demolished
New Orleans' former Six Flags theme park, which shuttered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, is finally coming down.Demolition is underway at the eastern New Orleans site of the decaying complex of carnival rides and buildings that became a symbol of the 2005 storm's enduring devastation,
New Orleans former Six Flags park is finally being demolished 19 years after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation
The park opened in 2000 just off Interstate 10 as Jazzland Theme Park, but it went bankrupt in two seasons.
A former Six Flags park is finally being demolished after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation
New Orleans’ former Six Flags theme park, which shuttered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, is finally coming down.
Demolition begins at abandoned New Orleans Six Flags site. Here's the timeline.
The overgrown Six Flags complex in New Orleans East that became a symbol of Hurricane Katrina's enduring devastation. New tenants are poised to move in nearly 20 years later.
Demolition begins at old Six Flags site in New Orleans
The decrepit rides at the old Six Flags site are coming down soon, developer Troy Henry tells Axios. Why it matters: The theme park has been abandoned since it flooded during Hurricane Katrina 19 years ago.
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