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In the year 2000, the zoo would officially announce a multi-decade master plan that was recently approved. However, in order for the plan to successfully reach its goal. The zoo will need to make some drastic modifications:

Found some old photos (courtesy of an old book on Audubon Park) of the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans from the late 80s and 90s before the major renovations that took place around 2000. I was 10 years old or so when much of this was torn down for the new entry, so my memory is a little foggy. Does...

I am taking a trip to Audubon zoo an April and was wondering if there were any other animal attractions I should see in Louisiana while on this trip and why, any info would be greatly appreciated.

Construction of a new, 5,000 sq ft elephant barn should begin soon at Audubon Zoo-New Orleans, Louisiana. A new, much larger exhibit for Panya and Jean should follow shortly after. The cool thing about the project is that while the interior will be state of the art, the facade will replicate...

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July 2008. The original elephant house and still used for the same purpose. The zoo's next development is building a new elephant house behind the Asian Domain hoofstock yards, and changing those yards into elephant enclosures. This area will still be used for keeper demonstrations and training.

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July 2008. This temple is at the end of the exhibit, I have been told that Jaguar Jungle is rather incomplete due to the death of its benefactor...the exhibit area had been built in stages as the funds came in from that individual.

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July 2008. Complete with Cajun folk and banjos!

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