The National World War II Museum in New Orleans has nearly completed installation of the last major component of its massive Bollinger Canopy of Peace structure while simultaneously pushing ahead with two separate construction lawsuits related to the privately owned facility’s $400-million expansion. One suit is against the insurer of the $14-million canopy structure's fabricator; the other involves the engineer of a $66.5-million convention hotel completed in late 2019.
Installation of fabric panels on the Canopy of Peace is set to take place in June, a museum spokesman said, with full completion and dedication later in 2021. Light fixtures on the canopy pedestals and surrounding pavilions have been installed. As construction progresses on the Liberation Pavilion, the final planned exhibit space in the expansion, and the museum parade grounds, crews will connect permanent power to the fixtures and add more lighting to the pavilion roof.