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Several previous attempts to redevelop the park have all fallen through
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 22 Dec 2020
Six Flags New Orleans was abandoned after extensive damage from Hurricane Katrina Credit: Bob McMillan
New Orleans city officials are seeking a developer to regenerate the site of a former Six Flags amusement park left abandoned for over 15 years.
The theme park first opened as Jazzland Theme Park in 2000 but went bankrupt after just two years.
Six Flags took on the lease shortly after but abandoned the park following considerable damage suffered as a result of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Since 2005 the 165-acre site has been under the control of the Industrial Board of the City of New Orleans (IBCNO).
Since then, several attempts have been made to redevelop the site with no success. However, Jeff Schwarts, New Orleans’ director of Economic Development at ICBNO, said that officials are still determined to revive the area.
“There’s a lot of water under the bridge so we want this to be the last time we have to do a solicitation for this site,” said Schwartz in a report from The Texarkana Gazette.
The city has issued a Request for Qualifications - a document that sets out the expectations of a site, including environmental conditions, zoning laws and market data - to enable developers to evaluate the site and its needs against their expertise and experience.
Developers have until February 9, 2021 to submit their plans to the IBCNO, after which a shortlist of developers will be asked to submit a full proposal for the abandoned theme park and a nearby 65-acre site, close to the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge.
The city plans to name a new developer by June 2021.
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