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Doug Thornton retiring
Posted on 7/19/26 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 7/19/26 at 12:36 pm
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He’s had his fingerprints on every major NOLA sports development and event over probably last 35-40 years.
Saints and Super Bowls, rebuilt Dome, CFP, etc he had a huge role with.
He’s had his fingerprints on every major NOLA sports development and event over probably last 35-40 years.
Saints and Super Bowls, rebuilt Dome, CFP, etc he had a huge role with.
Posted on 7/19/26 at 2:37 pm to LSUFanHouston
Don’t worry. Joe Dumars knows what he is doing.
Posted on 7/19/26 at 3:18 pm to LSUFanHouston
I am sure he will be replaced by a qualified person, but he negotiated with governors he controlled stadiums from here to Europe, and he was a big advocate for the city of New Orleans. He will be missed!
Posted on 7/19/26 at 3:58 pm to XLR84Speed
wut
Posted on 7/20/26 at 7:56 pm to LSUFanHouston
I want to know what this means for the end zones and if they will be painted or not moving forward.
Posted on 7/21/26 at 9:13 am to fischd1
Thornton has served us well. He won’t be easily replaced.
Posted on 7/21/26 at 9:38 am to LSUFanHouston
you cant fully measure what Thornton has done for the city and the Saints.
Legend.
Legend.
Posted on 7/21/26 at 10:58 pm to LSUFanHouston
I don’t know who this guy is
Posted on 7/22/26 at 4:51 am to Friendly Satan
I had no idea who he was until about a year ago. His son and grandson moved from Northern California to Stonewall, La. a few years ago. The grandson ended up in middle school with my son. They became fast friends and now both attend Loyola college prep in Shreveport.
Last year when they had the UFC in New Orleans, the father and son invited us to attend the event with them. He said my Dad manages the super dome and some other venues. We can sit in a box and stay at his house. They have several extra bedrooms.
So of course we went. Had a great time. I woke up early the next morning and went down for coffee. Doug had obviously been up for awhile. He was already showered and dressed for the day.
Just the 2 of us were awake, so we sat and visited for half an hour or so. Great conversationalist. Friendly and engaging.
Later, I googled him and was like holy shite. He does a little more than manage a few venues….
Interesting tidbit, he played football at Woodlawn with Terry Bradshaw.
Woodlawn was the powerhouse high school in Shreveport in the 60’s and 70’s.
Last year when they had the UFC in New Orleans, the father and son invited us to attend the event with them. He said my Dad manages the super dome and some other venues. We can sit in a box and stay at his house. They have several extra bedrooms.
So of course we went. Had a great time. I woke up early the next morning and went down for coffee. Doug had obviously been up for awhile. He was already showered and dressed for the day.
Just the 2 of us were awake, so we sat and visited for half an hour or so. Great conversationalist. Friendly and engaging.
Later, I googled him and was like holy shite. He does a little more than manage a few venues….
Interesting tidbit, he played football at Woodlawn with Terry Bradshaw.
Woodlawn was the powerhouse high school in Shreveport in the 60’s and 70’s.
This post was edited on 7/28/26 at 5:38 am
Posted on 7/22/26 at 2:28 pm to Friendly Satan
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I don’t know who this guy is
Good editorial if you don't know who he is
Editorial: Thanks to Doug Thornton, the Superdome exec who brought the icon back after Katrina
quote:
Saints fans should particularly thank Thornton for his key role in securing the team’s lease extension with the Superdome in 2001. The negotiations were highly contentious, with owner Tom Benson threatening to sell the team or move it to Mississippi, but Thornton got it done. Then, heroically, Thornton remained in the Dome during the nightmare of Hurricane Katrina and, afterward, somehow managed within a single year to lead the stadium’s 850-worker rebuilding effort in time for the next year’s NFL season. It was an epic accomplishment, culminating in the unforgettable reopening home game in which our Who Dats trampled the Atlanta Falcon
This post was edited on 7/22/26 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 7/22/26 at 9:54 pm to XLR84Speed
Yeah if you don’t know Doug Thornton I presume you weren’t alive for Katrina
Posted on 7/23/26 at 5:04 am to GynoSandberg
Living up here in Shreveport for all of my 55 years kept me insulated from Katrina and the general goings on of South Louisiana. I may should have said that Stonewall is a subburb of Shreveport. But It’s definitely a town on the grow. Blue laws remain on the books. Stonewall is dry.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 6:24 am to XLR84Speed
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move it to Mississippi, but Thornton got it
lol what city . Jackson nor Biloxi could support or get league approval
Posted on 7/26/26 at 8:36 am to Stamps74
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lol what city . Jackson nor Biloxi could support or get league approval
Casinos got lots of money. The Bears new sttadium might be somewhere in Indiana.
This post was edited on 7/26/26 at 8:37 am
Posted on 7/27/26 at 7:00 am to VOR
quote:Has a sweet personal parking spot on Level 4 in the short term parking garage at MSY.
Thornton has served us well. He won’t be easily replaced.
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