Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans) 2005 the auditorium suffered damage from Hurricane Katrina and associated flooding ("see:" Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans). Future usage of the arena is currently uncertain. Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans) The Municipal Auditorium is a 7,853-seat multi-purpose arena in New Orleans, Louisiana, and a component of the New Orleans Cultural Center, alongside the Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts. It is located in the Tremé neighborhood in Louis Armstrong Park adjacent to Congo Square. The auditorium opened on May 30, 1930. It was constructed by the contractor George A. Caldwell, who also designed nine buildings on the Louisiana
New Orleans tornado of 2017 that toppled a metal truss tower, badly damaged a metal building, and destroyed manufactured homes. An EF1 struck the town of Donaldsonville, causing considerable damage to structures and killing one person. A large EF2 wedge tornado that passed near Killian and Akers downed many trees and destroyed small house built on a cinder block foundation. Another EF2 destroyed a flea market near Harperville, Mississippi as well. A total of 15 tornadoes were confirmed across parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. New Orleans tornado of 2017 The New Orleans tornado of 2017 was a large and powerful