NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Friday evening (March 6) at Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, dozens of New Orleanians sat through the first public meeting of Bayou Phoenix since developers tore down amusement rides and attractions tied to the old Six Flags site earlier this year.
The crowd was eager to hear from developer Troy Henry of Henry Consulting after both his company and TKTMJ secured ownership of the site in 2021 from the city of New Orleans. The site has sat abandoned and dilapidated since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city.
Henry said they had signed an agreement with E. Ross Studios to develop a film studio and retail space on the property. But he said other tenants had handshake agreements to bring their projects to the site, and the deals will be made official after a property assessment is done in about a month…