The Caesars Superdome is going to look a lot different when fans enter this fall, as another round of renovations is unveiled in the multi-year project by the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, the New Orleans Saints and the state of Louisiana.
The clearest visual change will be the atriums on the first level closest to Poydras Street in Gate B and Gate H. Before the project, the Superdome may have felt like compact space, but the atriums will provide an open and airy feeling that fans can enjoy, according to Saints officials. The atriums will serve as spacious entrance lobbies for food, beverages, Saints team gear and meeting places.
Massive panels of extruded aluminum tubing known as “atrium skins” will rise from the 200 level to the 500 level. Instead of having a skylight, Trahan Architects came up with a specially designed alternative — a piece of fabric with special LED lighting that will give the appearance of one. The lighting can also change colors depending on what teams are playing and could be turned purple, for example, if LSU is playing, according to the Saints.
This rendering shows the new atrium and escalators that are opening in the Caesars Superdome this fall.
New ways to get around
In addition to more space, there will be new methods of transportation throughout the Superdome.
According to Saints officials, an escalator will carry patrons from the 100 to the 200 level in the Northeast and Northwest Quads, and on the 200 level, there will be more food and beverage amenities to choose from. It is there fans will take a 120-foot escalator from the 200 level directly to their seats on the 500 level and above. On the 500 level, there will be another escalator to carry fans to the 650 level to their seats along the sideline and the new standing room-only decks, the Saints say.
This rendering shows what the completed 500-level escalators will look like once the Caesars Superdome opens to fans this fall.
About the renovations
When completed prior to the start of the 2024 football season, the renovation will update the Caesars Superdome to ultra-modern standards shared by new stadiums around the world, in time for Super Bowl 2025, which will also coincide with the building's 50th anniversary.
The project is also extending the Caesars Superdome’s lifespan for decades, Saints officials said.
Wider concourses will make it easier to travel around the plaza, loge and terrace levels. There also will be increased and enhanced food and concession services available, headlined by a pair of 40-yard-long bars that will dominate the 100 level from 30-yard line to 30-yard line. The 40-yard bar on the east sideline will be ready for the upcoming football season, with a similar 40-yard bar coming to the west sideline for the 2024 season.
The project is currently in its fourth phase, which focuses on rebuilding work on all levels of the east sideline (Gate C) with these new amenities to be completed before the start of the coming football season. The ramps on the west sideline Gate G are being removed now so that improvements can be made on the west side for the 2024 season.
