Paul Hoolahan
Paul Hoolahan
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It was a natural. The city has a lot of experience hosting major sports events, and the Georgia Dome holds the annual SEC Championship Game. Atlanta knows how to get things done logistically.
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I give them a tremendous amount of credit. They put the bowl above their own personal problems and made it something special. Everyone from top to bottom was impressed with the job we did. It gave us a feeling that if we could handle this, we can handle just about anything.
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This was pre-Katrina, absolutely. This was basically involving negotiations with Fox, which is taking over the broadcast.
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The president said he would dedicate the resources necessary to restoring New Orleans. We would like to think the Superdome could become the economic engine of the recovery.
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We've got to figure out what the marketplace will bear. But there is more than a little bit of concern.
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We are going to continue to talk with city and state officials, everybody who will need to be involved in this process. This is totally about New Orleans.
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We don't want to hamper the recovery operation in any way. However, we want to see if there is room where we can coexist.
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To say that we agonized over this decision would be an understatement. We clearly wanted to play the game in Louisiana and look at every possible alternative.
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We lost some possessions, but they can be replaced. The important thing ? our family ? is OK.
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We still think it's doable. But it's obvious we are faced with some formidable challenges. We're not able to use the Superdome and we have to determine what options are available to us.
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We're fortunate and appreciative of the fact that the leaders in Atlanta have communicated a willingness to assist the Sugar Bowl in a time of need. Even more so, they have done so with sensitivity to the fact that we're stinging about having to leave Louisiana even if it is for one year.
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We plan to move back eventually. As soon as I get the Sugar Bowl wrapped up, I'll go home and start renovating.
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We want to be able to go to the legislators, the mayor and the governor knowing that we did everything humanly possible to make it happen in the state of the Louisiana.
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We want to see if we can coexist. These are questions that no one can effectively answer at this point.