Skippy the One Eyed Beagle

Here is what I heard on this.

First of all they had NO time to make the decision. Because of the logistics they could not wait to see how extensive the damage was. This ruled out LSU.

There were a couple other venues considered, but they wanted to go with a stadium that already host NFL games. This ruled out places like San Antonio.

Houston could not be used because at the time there was discussion of it possibly being used for evacuees.

Philly might have been a decent option, but they were hoping that New York City fans would feel some sort of commradarie (sp?) towards New Orleans because both cities had been through disasters.

Not defending the league, but they had to make a decision fast. Hindsight blurs the picture somewhat.