Photos show desolate, abandoned Six Flags New Orleans 10 years after Hurricane Katrina

Photographer Seph Lawless shared these striking photos of the Six Flags in New Orleans, which has been abandoned since Hurricane Katrina struck the city in 2005. Photographer Seph Lawless shared these striking photos of the Six Flags in New Orleans, which has been abandoned since Hurricane Katrina struck the city in 2005. Photo: Courtesy Photo/Seph Lawless Photo: Courtesy Photo/Seph Lawless Image 1 of / 90 Caption Close Photos show desolate, abandoned Six Flags New Orleans 10 years after Hurricane Katrina 1 / 90 Back to Gallery

Nearly a decade after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, one landmark remains vacant as a testament to the city’s devastation following the storm.

Six Flags New Orleans has been abandoned since the 2005 hurricane made landfall: empty roller coasters and attractions fill the ghostly scene, which is still very much surrounded by water. There are even alligators floating around in some of the water on the 150-acre site.

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Photographer Seph Lawless has chronicled the desolate nature of the theme park in a set of photos recently released to the public. Lawless has previously documented America’s abandoned shopping malls, and has made appearances on national news broadcasts.

You can see more of Lawless’ work on Instagram and Twitter.

The photos show a variety of angles of the park, with some places riddled with graffiti and others overcome by tall shrubbery.

The Daily Mail reported the city of New Orleans terminated the lease of Six Flags in 2009, looking into ways to redevelop the 150-acre site, about 16 miles east of New Orleans.

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Recently, the park has been used as a film set location for films “Jurassic World” and “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.”

There have been talks to turn the area into a water park or a shopping mall, but none of those plans have been finalized, according to the Daily Mail.

Click through the slideshow to see photos taken by Seph Lawless at the Six Flags News Orleans location.

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