The prior board in charge of building the field spent $1 million with nothing to show for it. Now a new group has stepped up to secure over $6.5 million.

The group who took over plans for a field of dreams in the Ninth Ward has raised federal and state money and is closer to making that dream a reality.

Nearly two years after FOX 8 and The Athletic investigated the financial mismanagement of a group that promised a so-called Field of Dreams in the Ninth Ward, a new group has formed to make that dream a reality.

Board members of the 9th Ward Field of Dreams tried to explain to alumni how nearly a million dollars was spent by the group with no field to show for it. However, the claims made by the board don’t line up with responses by the National Football League and Orleans Parish School Board.

Alumni of George Washington Carver High School gathered in New Orleans demanding answers to what happened to nearly a million dollars that was supposed to be used to build the school its own football stadium. In a series of reports entitled, Empty Field of Dreams, FOX 8 and The Athletic revealed the

Click the link to explore the transaction history of the 9th Ward Field of Dreams project from August 2009 - August 2019.