Watch Pat Swilling explain why he wanted to rebuild New Orleans East after Katrina
Twenty years ago, the New Orleans Saints returned to the Superdome to face archrivals the Atlanta Falcons in a newly reopened stadium following the devastation from Hurricane Katrina.
On Sept. 25, 2006, WDSU was on air for the entire day, marking the historic moment fans were welcomed back to cheer on the Saints.
Pat Swilling of the “Dome Patrol” spoke with WDSU in 2006 and explained why he wanted to rebuild New Orleans East after Hurricane Katrina.
You can watch that report in the video player above.
You can watch the Domecoming rematch on WDSU on Oct. 5 at 7:15 p.m.