re: 1976 Sports Illustrated article on the Superdome

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History did prove Moon RIGHT. No doubt about it.

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Well, not entirely --

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In an effort to involve the city's black community, Mayor Landrieu appointed Sherman Copelin, a local black leader, to head Superdome Services, Inc., a corporation that would provide housekeeping, ticket sellers, security and ushers for the Dome. Ill-managed at first, the SSI staff persistently ignored the advice of its own subcontractors. It left the Dome dirty after some events and did not hire ushers until it was too late to orientate them, so that on opening day the Dome was a sea of lost patrons and staff wandering the seemingly endless corridors. But the SSI situation also seems to be improving.

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Is Sherman Copelin still in jail???

I mean, seriously, he couldn't have picked a more crooked scumbag if he tried. I wonder what was Moon's take from that deal and if Katrina Mary and Mitch the Dick are still living off that money.


On another note, that building has paid for itself 100x's over. And, unlike most of the stadiums built during that era, it's still looks modern and can match any non-retractable dome in style and convenience.