Central Business District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Rebirth

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 22, 2017

1. Rebirth Marker

Inscription.
On Monday, September 25, 2006, Steve Gleason was responsible for one of the most dramatic moments in New Orleans Saints history. He blocked a punt in the first quarter of the team's return to the Superdome following Hurricane Katrina. That night, the Saints defeated their rival Atlanta Falcons 23-3. It would kick-start an improbable run for a team that would go on to win the NFC South crown and play for the NFC Championship that season. That blocked punt, that season, symbolized the "rebirth" of the City of New Orleans.

Sculptor, Brian P. Hanlon
Hanlon Sculpture Studio
2012

Erected 2012.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.

Location. 29° 56.989′ N, 90° 4.824′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Central Business District. It can be reached from LaSalle Street near Sugar Bowl Drive. Located at the Louisiana Superdome. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, New Orleans LA 70112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s

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River Parishes.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Superdome Vietnam Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Superdome Vietnam Wall (about 800 feet away); John Julian McKeithen (approx. 0.2 miles away); Louisiana Spanish-American War Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); One Time In New Orleans (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Clarinet (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jazz (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Pythian Temple (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

More about this marker. Located on the grounds of the Mercedes Benz Superdome. At the Lasalle

Rebirth Sculpture and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 22, 2017

2. Rebirth Sculpture and Marker

Front side.

Street second level, across from Championship Plaza.

Rebirth Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 22, 2017

3. Rebirth Sculpture

Rear side of marker/sculpture.

July 22, 2017

4. Superdome

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,397 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 22, 2017.