Hard Rock has had no involvement in the construction of the project, but we are working with partners and local officials to take appropriate action if needed. A Hard Rock Hotel and Casino building under construction in downtown New Orleans partially collapsed on Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring more than a dozen others. 'Citadel Builders LLC was contracted by Kailas Companies, owner of the project, to build the Hard Rock Hotel New Orleans based on a brand licensing agreement with Hard Rock International, the future manager of the hotel. Last month, the city's chief building inspector, Larry Chan, was suspended after a federal probe of corruption allegations against his department.Ī spokesperson for Hard Rock International told Mirror Online: 'We want to extend our deepest sympathies to victims of this tragic incident in New Orleans and to their loved ones and friends. The 350-room Hard Rock Casino hotel was slated to open in the spring of 2020 and has been under construction for around a year. “Nobody from his company has seen him They can’t find where he is.” “I don’t know where my husband is,” Nova Espinoza said.
One tearful woman at the scene said she did not know the location of her husband, a local contractor.
'One guy - I don't know how he was spared - there was rubble all around him.'
