Doug Thornton
Doug Thornton
covered flood management million protection risk storm
The Superdome is covered through risk management. We have $100 million for flood protection and $500 million for storm damage.
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You get the feeling that if you could take this thing down to the bare walls and replace some of the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (systems), you could be back in business. I don't know how long that would take, but structurally the building seems to be in pretty good shape.
dome next ready
We're working to make the Dome ready for the next season.
cost
That would cost $30 (million) to $40 million.
expect higher
We don't expect to take any water. But we wanted them up higher in case.
I don't get that. What was that all about?
given taken ultimate
She's taken a hit. She's been given the ultimate test.
encouraged second walking
I'm a little more encouraged after walking through it a second time.
building happens whatever
This will make this a better building for all the users, whatever happens to the Saints.
million otherwise patch spending
We've got to be cost-effective here. You've got to be really careful, otherwise you're going to be spending a million or $2 million just to patch the roof.
We were down to an hour-and-a-half of fuel.
assistance discuss extent offered opportunity role saints
We've not had the opportunity to discuss what role SMG will play, but we've offered our assistance to the extent that it is necessary. LSU and the Saints want our help.
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It's unbelievable. All these big oak trees are just uprooted, everything is brown and the waterline is up to 7 feet on the house. It's like somebody dropped a nuclear weapon and just killed everything. There's not any sign of life. There's no greenery. It's bizarre. It's the weirdest thing I've ever seen in my life.
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It's very early at this point to speculate about the future of the Dome and whether it can be repaired.