CORRECTION: Superdome Repairs $184 million

I made a grave error in reporting the Superdome costs for refurbishing were $75 million dollars.
An AP story by Mary Foster reports the costs of refurbishing the Superdome are:
$115 Million paid by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
$13 Million paid by the state of Louisiana
$41 Million secured from bonds used by other area sports facilities
$15 Million contributed by the NFL
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$184 Million Dollars Total Cost

Its good to know FEMA has finally arrived on the scene and given Tom Benson, owner of the NFL's Saints, the relief he wanted in refurbishing the football stadium.
It was only a short time ago Benson was threatening to take the team to another city because the Superdome didn't have the revenue producing "luxury boxes" other newer stadiums have.
Luckily for Benson, Mother Nature came to his rescue and the Federal Government made the stadium a priority. The loss of football has been averted, thank God.
This is truly an example of our tax dollars at work. When there's an emergency, the Bush administration does comes through.
I'm quite sure the residents of the 9th Ward and other neighborhoods near the levees are elated to know the Superdome has become the "symbol of recovery". And when they get their FEMA relief money, I'm sure they'll be watching the Saints from the living rooms of their rebuilt homes.
I'm sure the survivors of Katrina and the experience in the Superdome will find comfort knowing the stadium is now ready for football. They'll probably want to return right away to see all the great changes that have been made.
And for all the skeptics about the concentration focused on rebuilding the Superdome, keep in mind the stadium will bring the tourists back to the "Big Easy". Increased tourism means increased revenue for the merchants of NOLA.
Surely all citizens of the city stand to gain from all this.
As our President said back in September 2005; "good job Brownie".
Go Saints!!

Wm. Terry Leichner, RN
Denver Bronco supporter and Raider hater