The five-story, 292-room hotel was renovated after damages caused by Hurricane Katrina. It offers standard amenities available at all Crowne Plaza hotels in the Americas.Also consistent with the Crowne Plaza brand, the hotel offers comprehensive meeting programs for its business clients. The hotel covers 12,000 square feet of meeting rooms which can be used for business functions and special events. “We invested $28 million in renovations, and we're pleased with the end result,” said Joseph Jaeger, majority owner at the Williams Boulevard property. “This hotel was completely decimated after Hurricane Katrina, and we're proud to contribute to the growth of our community, both by opening a beautiful new hotel and contributing more than 100 jobs to the local economy."