Six Flags New Orleans lawsuit puts park, and Southern Star, in limbo

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The Industrial Development Board, the nonprofit panel that approves funding for large-scale city projects, is scheduled to consider a proposal Tuesday from Southern Star Amusement to reopen the Six Flags New Orleans site under a new brand. But even with IDB approval, there are questions of whether the deal will move forward while Six Flags is still contractually obligated to pay the city $2.4 million a year through 2017.

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