New Orleans Gets 2013 Superbowl....

NFL owners voted today and declared the City of New Orleans as the host of the 2013 Superbowl. This is a great accomplishment for the City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana in general. It is estimated that when a city hosts a Superbowl it averages about $300 million in additional tourism revenue from the event. This will be the 1oth time the city hosts the Superbowl, which puts it tied with South Florida as the city that has hosted the event the most. $85 million has been allocated to renovations to the Superdome (this was approved before the Superbowl vote), all of which will be complete before the 2013 game. This means the dome will be in tip top shape and have state of the art equipment in place, as well as renovated concessions, seats, and concourses.

Now the Saints just need to get to the big game that year. No city hosting the Superbowl has ever had their home team also playing in the game in the same year. Hopefully New Orleans makes it a first. Before that, they need to win it this year regardless! Go Saints.