Everything about Ernest N Morial Convention Center totally explained
The
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is
convention center in
New Orleans, Louisiana,
United States. The lower end of building one is located 500
m (1640
feet) upriver from
Canal Street on the banks of the
Mississippi River. It is named after former
Mayor of New Orleans Ernest N. Morial.
As of 2006, it has about 1.1 million
square feet (102,000 m²) of exhibit space, covering almost 11 blocks, and over 3 million square feet (280,000 m²) of total space. The front of the main building is 1 kilometer long.
History
The center was planned starting in
1978. It is the 16th-largest facility of its kind in the United States, and as of early 2005 was the second-busiest. The first portion of the building was constructed as part of the
1984 Louisiana World Exposition; a series of additions in subsequent
decades expanded the center further upriver.
From
August 26 through
27,
2005,
Wheel of Fortune came to tape three weeks of shows at the convention center. But as
Hurricane Katrina threatened the area, they canceled the last week in order to evacuate. In
the aftermath of Katrina, the Convention Center was the second most important shelter for survivors, after the
Louisiana Superdome. After serving as a temporary medical clinic for some time, the structure again began welcoming conventions in early 2006, including that of the
American Library Association.
The Convention Center recently finished a complete renovation of the facility in November 2006. A previously scheduled expansion project, which would add of exhibition space in a new building, has been temporarily delayed.
Hurricane Katrina aftermath and controversy
After Hurricane Katrina passed through the city in
2005, thousands of evacuees were directed to the Convention Center as an unofficial evacuation center. In the confusion following the disaster, people escaping from flooded neighborhoods were directed to the Convention Center by police and word of mouth, with the expectation that there would be provisions, aid, and evacuation buses there. However no such resources were actually there for several days. Thousands gathered at the complex in dificult conditions with no power, no water, no food, no medical supplies, no proper sanitation, and no public order only minimal occasional law enforcement presence within the center resulting in incidents of crime and gang violence. There were reports of multiple deaths at the center, from causes including violence, dehydration, and lack of medication for the ill. The poor conditions and lack of prompt government response at the convention center were revealed to the nation on several TV news networks including CNN and FOX. Secretary of Homeland Security
Michael Chertoff famously claimed to be unaware of any problem with conditions even after the networks had been broadcasting images and live reports from the Convention Center. The Morial Convention Center was declared evacuated on
September 4.
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