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Hyatt Regency New Orleans, located at 601 Loyola Ave in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 31-story, 361-foot (110 m)-tall. It has 1,193 guest rooms, including 95 suites. It is part of a complex of connected buildings, which includes the Louisiana Superdome, 1250 Poydras Plaza, Entergy Tower, and the Benson Tower. Originally opened in 1976, it was designed by Welton Becket and Associates.

The structure received heavy damage during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and remained closed for six years afterwards. The previous hotel owners, Chicago-based Strategic Hotels and Resorts Inc., along with other investors announced in early 2006 a plan to redevelop the area around the Superdome (including the adjacent hotel) into a performance art park called the "National Jazz Center". The plan, designed in concept by Pritzker Award-winning architect Thom Mayne, was later abandoned.

Poydras Properties Hotel Holdings acquired the Hyatt from Str ...