Sheraton New Orleans is a 49-story, tall skyscraper that is located at 500 Canal Street in the

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New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
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. The Sheraton is the 6th tallest building in New Orleans, and the hotel is part of

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. The hotel was evacuated when

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struck the city in 2005. There were 1,000 people in the hotel during the storm, and they were taken to the Sheraton Park Central in

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. Only two of the 1,100 rooms in the hotel suffered damage, and most of the rooms were being occupied by contractors, medical professionals, and members of the press. Sheraton New Orleans

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Sheraton New Orleans, Official Website
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