NEW ORLEANS (December 4, 2024) – Today, Mayor LaToya Cantrell signed a five-year Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the City of New Orleans and Save Our Soul Coalition (S.O.S.C.) to support the redevelopment process for Louis Amstrong Park and Municipal Auditorium. Additionally, Mayor Cantrell issued an Executive Order to establish a Municipal Auditorium and Armstrong Park Revitalization Advisory Committee. The nine-member committee comprised of community members will advise and provide counsel to the Mayor and City Council regarding the development of a Strategic Master Plan for Louis Armstrong Park and Municipal Auditorium. 

“Armstrong Park and its historic buildings, including the Municipal Auditorium, have been an integral part of New Orleans’ history and culture for generations,” said Mayor LaToya Cantrell. “I am pleased to enter into this agreement which will place culture-bearers and community leaders in a position to recommend future uses for the Municipal Auditorium and Armstrong Park as a world-class cultural complex. There is no better partner to envision a new plan for this important, world class cultural site.”