Composer Elvin Ross signed a formal sublease, setting the stage for a motion picture and television studio on the site.

Crews were demolishing the Mega Zeph rollercoaster on Tuesday at the former Six Flags site. Image: Carlie Kollath Wells/Axios Rollercoasters and other signs of the old Six Flags in New Orleans East won't be visible from Interstate 10 soon.

Many remember the devastation of Hurricane Katrina that devoured the city of New Orleans in 2005, leaving the Six Flags Complex in Eastern New Orleans in shambles.