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Section of grandstand roof blown off

By Marcus Hersh
Daily Racing Form

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Historic Fair Grounds Race Course, located in the heart of New Orleans, was not spared the heavy damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina. The Fair Grounds property was inundated with water, and a section of the roof in the grandstand was lifted off by the storm's powerful winds. The area around the grandstand and offtrack betting and video poker building was strewn with debris, and there appeared to be other damage to the grandstand. The racetrack was shown on a video taken from a helicopter tha ...

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