Big Easy Roller Derby member Alex "Lab Rat" Kerr speeds around the rink at Skate Country in Terrytown on Thursday, August 1, 2024. The busines…

Ja'myri Skinner, left, Justin Walker dance on their skates at the reopening of Skate Country in Terrytown on Thursday, August 1, 2024. The lon…

Glowing skates at Skate Country in Terrytown on Thursday, August 1, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)

Amelia Gros, 6, uses a rolling PVC cart to help her learn how to stand up on skates at the reopening of Skate Country in Terrytown on Thursday…

Terrytown Firefighter Richard Puente, 22, left, said he's never roller skated in his life. His coworkers, right, laugh as he clings to the wal…

Neon glowing stars and swirling ribbons cover the carpet around the roller rink at the reopened Skate Country in Terrytown on Thursday, August…

Skate Country staff listen as Jefferson Parish officials welcome the reopening of the old skating rink in Terrytown on Thursday, August 1, 202…

A game area inside the reopened Skate Country in Terrytown on Thursday, August 1, 2024. The business has been shutdown since Hurricane Ida par…

Skate Country staff and Jefferson Parish officials cut a ribbon for the reopening of the skating rink in Terrytown on Thursday, August 1, 2024…

Neon colored skates at Skate Country in Terrytown. The business reopened on Thursday, August 1, 2024 after being shutdown since Hurricane Ida.…