What is the local New Orleans curse about the Super Dome

[Sequoia]

built on an ancient cemetery? I googled and all I get is that it's cursed (cellar dwellers) but no history of the cemetery, etc., and is it ture that the Saints have never won a home game there?

Any one out there know more about this? Thanks.

[tx_dem41]

1. The Saints have won home games there....many (but not enough)..

I grew up there...still have family there and have never heard of a curse.

[dmkinsey]

2. Built on the site of a cemetery

you know how that turned out in Poltergeist.
I saw on TV that the 'dome is damaged so badly it may have to be razed.

[jus_the_facts]

3. NO...the Saints definitely won games there...just not enough for Superbowl

..status though. :eyes:

[hlthe2b]

4. Here's all I can find quickly...

New Orleans Voodoo
http://www.stariq.com/Main/Articles/P0001942.HTM
But what is it about these Saints that seems so unholy? It was a bit of New Orleans voodoo that put the Saints on the NFL map in the first place. Back in 1966, many cities were competing for the highly coveted NFL franchises. Some had fine stadiums and profitable ownership deals in place. The leagues encouraged competition for their franchises, listening to proposals and presentations at regular owners’ meetings and then voting, much as they do today.

However, in 1966, the competition between the NFL and the upstart AFL had gotten so out of hand that a secret merger between the two leagues began to take shape. As the proposed merger became public, the leagues found themselves facing congressional antitrust action in Washington. But what does this have to do with the Saints? A lot, because the team owes it existence to certain crucial votes delivered by Louisiana politicians that brought the antitrust case to a standstill.

On October 21, 1966, Congress approved the NFL-AFL merger, voting to exempt the league from further antitrust action. After a hasty Halloween telephone poll, the NFL owners suddenly granted their newest franchise to the city of New Orleans, a town with no stadium and no ownership, but in full possession of cutthroat political instincts. On November 1, 1966, All Saints Day, the NFL unveiled their newest team in the Crescent City. So the Saints were conceived in political sin, and born on the day traditionally belonging to the dead, from a swampy mire of underhanded Scorpio intrigue, most of which everyone denies. It’s Scorpio after all—it’s supposed to be a big secret.

The tale gets even stranger from there. Lacking a stadium, work began on the splendid new Superdome. Unfortunately, the land chosen for the site included an old cemetery, so now the Saints' home field is hopelessly haunted. This begins to put the team's record in perspective.
The “Curse” of the Saints

The Saints' luck struck again this season, when after a promising start, their star running back, Ricky Williams (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego), suffered a broken ankle. The team curse was in full force the following week when quarterback Jeff Blake (born December 4, 1970 in Daytona Beach, Florida), also broke his ankle. And just like that, their two most productive offensive players were gone.
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http://www.stariq.com/Main/Articles/P0001942.HTM

[Sequoia]

5. Thanks. And on Halloween no less!!!

[yodermon]

6. If it wasn't cursed before, it sure is now.

:cry: :(