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
Civil engineering and infrastructure repair in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina New Orleans area was more than 80 percent unwatered. Corps officials estimated the overall unwatering effort, given normal seasonal rainfall, would be completed no later than early October, 2005. Tropical Storm Rita was being closely watched at this point. Additional traffic in the city in the past three days had caused some delay in traveling to work sites and moving emergency repair equipment. By September 21, 2005, the Army Corps of Engineers had begun closing two damaged canals at noon in preparation for storm surges associated with Hurricane Rita. The 17th Street and London Avenue Canals were closed with steel