Since Hurricane Katrina, Armstrong Park, the Municipal Auditorium and the Mahalia Jackson Center for Performing Arts have all remained closed. The first step to renovating and restoring the park was announced October 4 when the National Park Service and the City of New Orleans announced that plans for restoration of Perseverance Hall have been made and it’s due to reopen in 2007. Perseverance Hall was opened in 1820, and its renovation is also the first step to ...